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Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) (E42)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 e3 c5 5 Ne2

Number of games in database: 1887
Years covered: 1927 to 2025
Overall record:
   White wins 37.8%
   Black wins 24.2%
   Draws 38.0%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Svetozar Gligoric  30 games
Sarhan Guliev  25 games
Anatoly Vaisser  21 games
John van der Wiel  15 games
Ulf Andersson  13 games
Anatoly Karpov  12 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Kasparov vs Csom, 1980
Reshevsky vs Najdorf, 1957
Botvinnik vs Najdorf, 1956
Reshevsky vs Z Margalit, 1958
Gligoric vs Szabo, 1952
Salov vs M Gurevich, 1987
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 page 1 of 76; games 1-25 of 1,887  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Baratz vs H Bertrand  1-0271927Paris ChampionshipE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
2. Rubinstein vs S Takacs  ½-½241930Belgian Team ChampionshipE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
3. Rubinstein vs Maroczy 1-0251930Hamburg OlympiadE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
4. Rubinstein vs C Ahues 0-1731930LiegeE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
5. W Michel vs A Nimzowitsch 0-1481931Training Match vs MichelE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
6. A Becker vs F Kunert  1-0481931Trebitsch MemorialE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
7. Noteboom vs Euwe  ½-½601931Euwe - Noteboom MatchE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
8. Rubinstein / Colle vs Tartakower / Landau  ½-½401932Consultation TournamentE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
9. S Landau vs K Ozols  1-0451937KemeriE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
10. L Prins vs V Mezgailis 1-0311937Stockholm OlympiadE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
11. L Engels vs Pinkerneil  1-0271937clock simulE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
12. Capablanca vs Keres ½-½421938AVROE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
13. E Richter vs V Stulik  1-0411945PragueE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
14. G Kramer vs O Ulvestad  ½-½44194849th US OpenE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
15. I Heitner vs Evans  ½-½471948United States ChampionshipE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
16. W O Cruz vs N Dantas  1-0161949Brazilian ChampionshipE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
17. W O Cruz vs M Luckis  ½-½451949Mar del PlataE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
18. Bogoljubov vs E Walther  1-0451949OldenburgE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
19. Evans vs I Koenig  1-0611950Hastings 1949/50E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
20. A Vajda vs J Balogh  ½-½321950Hungarian ChampionshipE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
21. O'Kelly vs A Matanovic  ½-½201950BledE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
22. D Andric vs A Matanovic  ½-½921951Yugoslav Championship 1950E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
23. D Andric vs S Puc  1-0481951Yugoslav Championship 1950E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
24. Fine vs Reshevsky 0-1421951New YorkE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
25. J H Donner vs H Kramer  ½-½611951Bad Pyrmont ZonalE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
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