Openings/Nimzo-Indian Defense
Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation E43
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Na4 cxd4 9. a3 Be7
48 tournament games from this position · White wins 31%, draws 48%, Black wins 21%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| exd4 | 48 | 31% 48% 21% | 2468 | 2026 |
Top games
| Sarana, A2679–Erigaisi, Arjun2799 | 0-1 | Chennai GM 2024 | 2024 |
| Le, Quang Liem2722–Esipenko, Andrey2682 | 1-0 | 55th Biel GM Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Rodshtein, M2645–Aronian, L2742 | 0-1 | FIDE World Bl Team Pool B | 2025 |
| Matlakov, M2668–Yu Yangyi2656 | 1-0 | 8th RUS-CHN Summit Men Classical | 2012 |
| Nihal, Sarin2692–Pranav, V2597 | 1-0 | Quantbox Chennai GM 2025 | 2025 |
| Moiseenko, A12648–Georgiev, Ki2595 | ½-½ | 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 | 2019 |
| Moroni, L2575–Kamsky, G2662 | 1-0 | Anatoly Karpov Trophy | 2021 |
| Van Wely, L2618–Maurizzi, Marc'Andria2595 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2024-25 | 2025 |
| Inarkiev, E2691–Lobanov, Sergei2513 | 1-0 | TCh-RUS Premier 2019 | 2019 |
| Sanikidze, T2549–Shimanov, A2639 | 0-1 | 14th Euro Indiv 2013 | 2013 |
Nimzo-Indian Defense variations
Nimzo-Indian DefenseE20Dilworth GambitE20Kmoch VariationE20Romanishin VariationE20Sämisch VariationE24Rubinstein SystemE40Mikenas AttackE20Three Knights VariationE21Spielmann VariationE22Leningrad VariationE30Classical VariationE32Rubinstein SystemE41St. Petersburg VariationE43Classical Variation, Noa VariationE34Classical Variation, Berlin VariationE38Rubinstein System, Taimanov VariationE40Normal VariationE46Classical Variation, Zurich VariationE33Three Knights Variation, Korchnoi VariationE21Classical Variation, Noa VariationE36Rubinstein System, Rubinstein VariationE42St. Petersburg VariationE44Reshevsky VariationE46Normal VariationE47