Chess openings / Nimzo-Indian Defense
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (E32) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2. In 7,699 games between strong players, White wins 43%, 17% are drawn and Black wins 40%; the most played move is 4…O-O (40%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2
- ECO
- E32
- Games between strong players
- 7,699
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4…O-O | 40% (3,058) | – | |
| 4…d5 | 23% (1,751) | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation | |
| 4…c5 | 17% (1,306) | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation | |
| 4…d6 | 8% (574) | – | |
| 4…Nc6 | 5% (392) | – | |
| 4…b6 | 5% (346) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Nimzo-Indian Defense 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation 1,766 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation 1,306 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Keres Defense 503 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Zurich Variation 428 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Vitolins-Adorjan Gambit 54 games
Top players' games in the Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, reviewed
More Nimzo-Indian Defense lines
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System 14,290 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation 9,432 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation 3,900 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation 3,777 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical Defense 3,653 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation 2,564 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation 2,069 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation 1,529 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Ragozin Variation 1,307 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System 1,095 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation 881 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System 792 games
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