Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation (E54) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.O-O dxc4 8.Bxc4. In 881 games between strong players, White wins 30%, 38% are drawn and Black wins 33%; the most played move is 8…cxd4 (63%).

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.O-O dxc4 8.Bxc4

ECO: E54
Games between strong players: 881
To move: Black

30%38%33%

White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.

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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
8…cxd4	63% (551)	24%45%31%	–
8…Nc6	22% (190)	38%28%34%	–
8…a6	5% (40)	28%28%44%	–
8…Nbd7	4% (37)	41%19%40%	–
8…b6	3% (25)	60%16%24%	–
8…Bxc3	2% (16)	50%19%31%	–

Where it comes from and where it goes

Branches from Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5

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: 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: 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

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