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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6

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White to move
3,579 games · 1914-2025
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white wins - draws - black wins %

5. Ne2

2,113

37.9%

34%

28.1%

5. Bd3

1,065

34.5%

34.6%

30.9%

5. Nf3

965

31.3%

39.3%

29.4%

5. Bd2

76

43.4%

23.7%

32.9%

5. f3

75

46.7%

25.3%

28%

5. a3

42

45.2%

19%

35.7%

5. Qf3

19

36.8%

26.3%

36.8%

5. Be2

18

50%

16.7

33.3%

5. Qc2

7

28.6%

14.3

57.1%

5. Qb3

5

60%

20%

20%

5.Ne2 +0.64 (43 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Portisch vs Fischer, 1966 (0-1)
Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951 (0-1)
Yusupov vs Ivanchuk, 1991 (1-0)
Saidy vs Fischer, 1965 (0-1)
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954 (1-0)

DEBUT: Rubinstein vs Alekhine, 1914 (0-1)
RECENT: X Wemmers vs N Huschenbeth, 2018 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
4. e3 b6 5. Ne2 Bb7 6. a3 Be7 7. d5 O-O by JohnM
98_E43-E45_Nimzo-Indian, (...b6 setup) by whiteshark
Black play E45! by variableplay

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
E43: Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation (1451)
E44: Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2 (1230)
E45: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation (883)
E26: Nimzo-Indian, Samisch (8)
E53: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 (4)
E52: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 (2)
E29: Nimzo-Indian, Samisch (1)

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