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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3

diagram

Black to move
5,189 games · 1887-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

4...d5

8,127

32.6%

43.8%

23.6%

4...b6

3,739

34.7%

36.6%

28.8%

4...c5

1,806

33.2%

43.7%

23.1%

4...O-O

812

41.1%

33.5%

25.4%

4...Nc6

457

39.2%

33%

27.8%

4...Bxc3+

88

39.8%

19.3%

40.9%

4...d6

79

41.8%

32.9%

25.3%

4...Ne4

72

44.4%

25%

30.6%

4...h6

51

25.5%

39.2%

35.3%

4...Qe7

6

50%

33.3%

16.7

4...c6

6

50%

16.7

33.3%

4...Bf8

N Nadirjanova vs F Al-Jelda, 2010 1-0

4...Bxc3+ +0.03 (33 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1985 (1-0)
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972 (0-1)
H K Mattison vs Nimzowitsch, 1929 (0-1)
Bogoljubov vs M Monticelli, 1930 (0-1)
Jakovenko vs Carlsen, 2007 (0-1)

DEBUT: Englisch vs J Noa, 1887 (1-0)
RECENT: Ju Wenjun vs Gelfand, 2018 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Black - Nimzo-Indian: Three knights, bg5 by AG2008
d4 : Nimzo-Indian Defense : Three Knights by ISeth

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
E21: Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights (3591)
D38: Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation (439)
E20: Nimzo-Indian (323)
E13: Queen's Indian, 4.Nc3, Main line (120)
E50: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 (105)
E53: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 (103)
E54: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System (76)
E41: Nimzo-Indian (68)
E52: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 (68)

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