Chess openings / Nimzo-Indian Defense
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation (E38) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5. In 1,306 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 14% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 5.dxc5 (85%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5
- ECO
- E38
- Games between strong players
- 1,306
- To move
- White
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.dxc5 | 85% (1,104) | – | |
| 5.Nf3 | 8% (106) | – | |
| 5.a3 | 4% (46) | – | |
| 5.e3 | 3% (42) | – | |
| 5.d5 | 1% (7) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2
More Nimzo-Indian Defense lines
- Nimzo-Indian Defense 35,454 games
- 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: Classical Variation, Noa Variation 1,766 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
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