E20-E59
Nimzo-Indian Defense
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 E24 E26 E26 E25 E25 E24 E29 E30 E45 E41 E42 E41 E40 E40 E40 E48 E48 E48 E48 E46 E46 E50 E51 E53 E55 E46 E46 E20 E20 E21 E21 E21 E20 E20 E20 E23 E23 E23 E23 E38 E36 E37 E33 E33 E33 E33
Nimzo-Indian Defense
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Accelerated Saemisch Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 a3 Bxc3+ bxc3 O'Kelly Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 a3 Bxc3+ bxc3 c5 e3 b6 Capablanca Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 a3 Bxc3+ bxc3 c5 e3 Nc6 Bd3 O-O Ne2 b6 e4 Ne8 Keres Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 a3 Bxc3+ bxc3 c5 f3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 dxc5 Romanovsky Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 a3 Bxc3+ bxc3 c5 f3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 dxc5 f5 Botvinnik Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 a3 Bxc3+ bxc3 c5 f3 d5 e3 O-O cxd5 Nxd5 Capablanca Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 a3 Bxc3+ bxc3 O-O e3 c5 Bd3 Nc6 Ne2 b6 e4 Ne8 Averbakh Gambit, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Bg5 h6 Bh4 c5 d5 b5 Bronstein Variation, Nimzo-Indian; E45; Byrne Variation
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 b6 Ne2 Ba6 Huebner Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 c5 Bd3 Nc6 Nf3 Bxc3 Sherbakov Attack, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 c5 Ne2 cxd4 exd4 O-O c5 Panov Attack, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 c5 Nf3 cxd4 exd4 d5 Keres Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 d5 a3 Bxc3+ bxc3 c5 cxd5 exd5 Bd3 O-O Ne2 b6 Taimanov Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 Nc6 Ragozin Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 Nc6 Nf3 O-O Bd3 d5 O-O dxc4 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 Bronstein Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Bd3 d5 Nf3 c5 O-O dxc4 Bxc4 Bd7 Bronstein Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Bd3 d5 Nf3 c5 O-O dxc4 Bxc4 Nbd7 Ne2 Smyslov Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Bd3 d5 Nf3 c5 O-O dxc4 Bxc4 Qe7 Reshevsky Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Ne2 Simagin Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Ne2 d5 a3 Bd6 Huebner Deferred, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Nf3 c5 Saemisch Deferred, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Nf3 d5 a3 Keres Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Nf3 d5 Bd3 c5 O-O b6 Smyslov Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Nf3 d5 Bd3 c5 O-O dxc4 Bxc4 Qe7 Reshevsky Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Nge2 Simagin Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 O-O Nge2 d5 a3 Bd6 Kmoch Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 f3 Steiner Variation, Nimzo-Indian; Romanishin Variation
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 g3 Korchnoi Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Nf3 c5 d5 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 Romanishin Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Nf3 c5 g3 O-O Bg2 English Hybrid, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Nf3 c5 g3 O-O Bg2 cxd4 Nxd4 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 Ragozin Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Nf3 d5 San Remo Variation, Nimzo-Indian; Stahlberg Variation
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Qb3 c5 dxc5 Nc6 Nf3 Ne4 Bd2 Nxc5 Stahlberg Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Qb3 c5 dxc5 Nc6 Nf3 Ne4 Bd2 Nxc5 Qc2 f5 g3 Carlsbad Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Qb3 c5 dxc5 Nc6 Nf3 Ne4 Bd2 Nxd2 Stahlberg Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Qb3 c5 dxc5 Nc6 Nf3 Ne4 Bd2 Nxd2 Nxd2 O-O O-O-O Steiner Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Qc2 c5 dxc5 Bxc3+ Botvinnik Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Qc2 d5 a3 Bxc3+ Qxc3 Nc6 San Remo Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Qc2 d5 a3 Bxc3+ Qxc3 Ne4 Qc2 Nc6 e3 e5 Milner-Barry Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Qc2 Nc6 Nf3 d6 Old Zurich Variation, Nimzo-Indian
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Qc2 Nc6 Nf3 d6 a3 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