Chess openings / Nimzo-Indian Defense
Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation
Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation (E43) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6. In 2,069 games between strong players, White wins 46%, 14% are drawn and Black wins 40%; the most played move is 5.Ne2 (62%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6
- ECO
- E43
- Games between strong players
- 2,069
- 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.Ne2 | 62% (1,272) | – | |
| 5.Bd3 | 25% (509) | – | |
| 5.Bd2 | 7% (142) | – | |
| 5.Nf3 | 5% (93) | – | |
| 5.a3 | 2% (32) | – |
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
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, Fischer Variation 489 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, American Variation 274 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, with Ne4 187 games
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, Romanishin-Psakhis Variation 160 games
More Nimzo-Indian Defense lines
- Nimzo-Indian Defense 35,454 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: 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
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