Openings/Nimzo-Indian Defense
Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation E43
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Na4 Qe7
8 tournament games from this position · White wins 38%, draws 25%, Black wins 38%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a3 | 8 | 38% 25% 38% | 2408 | 2025 |
Top games
| Debashis, D2478–Kononenko, Dmitry12610 | ½-½ | Czech Open A 2013 | 2013 |
| Hillarp Persson, T2556–Smerdon, D2519 | 0-1 | Visma GM 2014 | 2014 |
| Bachmann, Ax2645–Leiva, G2409 | 0-1 | American Continental 2014 | 2014 |
| Chabanon, Jl2453–Vlachos, Anatole2426 | 0-1 | Coupe de France 2018 | 2018 |
| Neyman, I2289–Hirneise, T2459 | 1-0 | 18th Neckar Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Voit, Daria2311–Dudkina, Uliana2175 | 1-0 | Blitz GP RUS TOP28 Women | 2025 |
| Voit, Daria2311–Dudkina, Uliana2073 | 1-0 | Rapid GP RUS TOP28 Women | 2025 |
| Kozak, Adam2333–Lalic, B2483 | ½-½ | FSGM February 2015 | 2015 |
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