Chess openings / Nimzo-Indian Defense
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System (E40) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3. In 14,290 games between strong players, White wins 45%, 16% are drawn and Black wins 39%; the most played move is 4…O-O (66%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3
- ECO
- E40
- Games between strong players
- 14,290
- 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 | 66% (9,433) | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | |
| 4…b6 | 14% (2,062) | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation | |
| 4…c5 | 11% (1,585) | – | |
| 4…d5 | 4% (614) | – | |
| 4…Bxc3+ | 2% (347) | – | |
| 4…Nc6 | 1% (100) | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Taimanov Variation |
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: Normal Variation 9,432 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation 2,069 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation 785 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Hübner Variation 126 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Taimanov Variation 120 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Capablanca Variation 99 games
More Nimzo-Indian Defense lines
- 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: 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: 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
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