Chess openings / Nimzo-Indian Defense
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation (E46) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O. In 9,432 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 17% are drawn and Black wins 39%; the most played move is 5.Bd3 (57%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O
- ECO
- E46
- Games between strong players
- 9,432
- 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.Bd3 | 57% (5,333) | – | |
| 5.Bd2 | 16% (1,546) | – | |
| 5.Ne2 | 16% (1,529) | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation | |
| 5.a3 | 6% (582) | – | |
| 5.Nf3 | 4% (419) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3
More Nimzo-Indian Defense lines
- Nimzo-Indian Defense 35,454 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation 7,699 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation 3,900 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation 3,777 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: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation 1,306 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
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation 785 games
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