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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3

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Black to move
23,659 games · 1851-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

4...O-O

12,723

31.9%

39.8%

28.3%

4...c5

5,929

34.6%

38.7%

26.7%

4...b6

3,579

36.6%

33.8%

29.6%

4...d5

1,063

40.5%

34.1%

25.4%

4...Nc6

334

33.5%

38.3%

28.1%

4...Bxc3+

198

49%

22.7%

28.3%

4...Ne4

64

51.6%

23.4%

25%

4...d6

48

56.2%

25%

18.8%

4...c6

21

52.4%

14.3

33.3%

4...Qe7

5

100%

4...a6

Speelman vs Short, 1980 1-0

4...O-O +0.04 (34 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938 (1-0)
Geller vs Euwe, 1953 (0-1)
P F Johner vs Nimzowitsch, 1926 (0-1)
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2000 (1-0)
Bronstein vs Keres, 1955 (1-0)

DEBUT: Cochrane vs Mohishunder, 1851 (1-0)
RECENT: A Gupta vs J Duda, 2018 (1/2-1/2)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
The Nimzo Indian Defence (5.Ne2) by MadBishop
98_E44-E46_Nimzo-Indian_5.Nge2 by whiteshark
4. e3 b6 5. Ne2 Bb7 6. a3 Be7 7. d5 O-O by JohnM

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
E46: Nimzo-Indian (4027)
E41: Nimzo-Indian (2335)
E42: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) (1845)
E48: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 (1610)
E47: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 (1513)
E43: Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation (1448)
E44: Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2 (1226)
E53: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 (1220)
E40: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 (1134)

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