E20-E59
Nimzo-Indian Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 About This Opening
The Nimzo-Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4) is considered one of Black's most reliable defenses to 1.d4. It combines solid structure with active piece play and has been championed by world champions.
Famous Games
- Capablanca vs Nimzowitsch, 1927
- Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2000 World Championship
Variations
47 found E20 E20 E20 E20 E40 E21 E24 E46 E46 E21 E21 E33 E38 E45 E50 E20 E33 E51 E26 E30 E33 E33 E36 E41 E41 E46 E46 E42 E23 E23 E40 E53 E25 E20 E24 E25 E37 E48 E48 E55 E23 E23 E48 E26 E29 E40 E48
Nimzo-Indian Defense
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Kmoch Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 f3 Steiner Variation, Nimzo-Indian; Romanishin Variation
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 g3 Ragozin Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Nf3 d5 Taimanov Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 Nc6 Korchnoi Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Nf3 c5 d5 Accelerated Saemisch Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 a3 Bxc3+ bxc3 Reshevsky Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Ne2 Reshevsky Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Nge2 Shocron Gambit, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Nf3 c5 d5 b5 Euwe Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Nf3 c5 d5 Ne4 Milner-Barry Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Qc2 Nc6 Nf3 d6 Steiner Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Qc2 c5 dxc5 Bxc3+ Bronstein Variation, Nimzo-Indian; E45; Byrne Variation
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 b6 Ne2 Ba6 Huebner Deferred, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Nf3 c5 Romanishin Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Nf3 c5 g3 O-O Bg2 Old Zurich Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Qc2 Nc6 Nf3 d6 a3 Saemisch Deferred, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Nf3 d5 a3 O'Kelly Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 a3 Bxc3+ bxc3 c5 e3 b6 Averbakh Gambit, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Bg5 h6 Bh4 c5 d5 b5 Vitolinsh-Adorjan Gambit, Nimzo Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Qc2 O-O a3 Bxc3+ Qxc3 b5 Keres Defense, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Qc2 O-O a3 Bxc3+ Qxc3 b6 Botvinnik Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Qc2 d5 a3 Bxc3+ Qxc3 Nc6 Huebner Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 c5 Bd3 Nc6 Nf3 Bxc3 Panov Attack, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 c5 Nf3 cxd4 exd4 d5 Simagin Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Ne2 d5 a3 Bd6 Simagin Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Nge2 d5 a3 Bd6 Sherbakov Attack, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 c5 Ne2 cxd4 exd4 O-O c5 San Remo Variation, Nimzo-Indian; Stahlberg Variation
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Qb3 c5 dxc5 Nc6 Nf3 Ne4 Bd2 Nxc5 Carlsbad Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Qb3 c5 dxc5 Nc6 Nf3 Ne4 Bd2 Nxd2 Ragozin Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 Nc6 Nf3 O-O Bd3 d5 O-O dxc4 Keres Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Nf3 d5 Bd3 c5 O-O b6 Keres Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 a3 Bxc3+ bxc3 c5 f3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 dxc5 English Hybrid, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Nf3 c5 g3 O-O Bg2 cxd4 Nxd4 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 Botvinnik Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 a3 Bxc3+ bxc3 c5 f3 d5 e3 O-O cxd5 Nxd5 Romanovsky Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 a3 Bxc3+ bxc3 c5 f3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 dxc5 f5 San Remo Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Qc2 d5 a3 Bxc3+ Qxc3 Ne4 Qc2 Nc6 e3 e5 Bronstein Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Bd3 d5 Nf3 c5 O-O dxc4 Bxc4 Bd7 Smyslov Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Bd3 d5 Nf3 c5 O-O dxc4 Bxc4 Qe7 Smyslov Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Nf3 d5 Bd3 c5 O-O dxc4 Bxc4 Qe7 Stahlberg Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Qb3 c5 dxc5 Nc6 Nf3 Ne4 Bd2 Nxc5 Qc2 f5 g3 Stahlberg Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Qb3 c5 dxc5 Nc6 Nf3 Ne4 Bd2 Nxd2 Nxd2 O-O O-O-O Bronstein Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Bd3 d5 Nf3 c5 O-O dxc4 Bxc4 Nbd7 Ne2 Capablanca Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 a3 Bxc3+ bxc3 c5 e3 Nc6 Bd3 O-O Ne2 b6 e4 Ne8 Capablanca Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 a3 Bxc3+ bxc3 O-O e3 c5 Bd3 Nc6 Ne2 b6 e4 Ne8 Keres Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 d5 a3 Bxc3+ bxc3 c5 cxd5 exd5 Bd3 O-O Ne2 b6 Olafsson Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Bd3 d5 Nf3 c5 O-O dxc4 Bxc4 b6 Qe2 Bb7 Rd1 Qc8