Openings/Nimzo-Indian Defense
Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation E43
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 Ne4 6. Qc2
98 tournament games from this position · White wins 34%, draws 36%, Black wins 31%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bb7 | 92 | 34% 37% 29% | 2403 | 2026 |
| Bxc3+ | 4 | 25% 25% 50% | 2207 | 2025 |
| f5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2059 | 2025 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2802–So, W2788 | 1-0 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015 | 2015 |
| Li Chao22746–Anand, V2776 | ½-½ | 10th Tal Mem 2016 | 2016 |
| Vitiugov, N2712–Anand, V2783 | ½-½ | Alekhine Mem | 2013 |
| Wang Hao2710–Ivanchuk, V2704 | 1-0 | SportAccord Basque 2014 | 2014 |
| Wang Yue2699–Bu Xiangzhi2710 | ½-½ | TCh-CHN 2017 | 2017 |
| Khismatullin, D2651–Wojtaszek, R2734 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Naiditsch, A2689–Almasi, Z2689 | 0-1 | 20th European Teams | 2015 |
| Wei Yi2729–Ma Qun2645 | ½-½ | CHN Team Asian Games Q2 | 2022 |
| Duda, J2660–Kovalenko, I2680 | 0-1 | Paul Keres Memorial 2015 | 2016 |
| Bukavshin, I2622–Vallejo Pons, F2706 | 1-0 | 16th ch-EUR Indiv 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