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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation

ECO E32 · 3,799 games · Black to move

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2
46% White12% Draw42% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
O-O1,26933.4%
c579220.8%Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation E38
d574419.6%Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation E34
b640510.7%
Bxc3+2145.6%
Nc61463.8%Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Zurich Variation E33
d6701.8%
h6280.7%
c6100.3%

A further 121 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4Indian Defense 1... Nf6Indian Defense: Normal Variation 2. c4Nimzo-Indian Defense 3... Bb4Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation 4. Qc2

Other lines in this family

Classical Variation, Berlin VariationE38… 4... c5792Classical Variation, Noa VariationE34… 4... d5782Classical Variation, Noa VariationE35… 4... d5 5. cxd5 exd5212Classical Variation, Zurich VariationE33… 4... Nc6146Classical Variation, Noa VariationE36… 4... d5 5. a3122Nimzo-Indian DefenseE20…17,515Three Knights VariationE21… 4. Nf32,960Rubinstein SystemE40… 4. e32,843Leningrad VariationE30… 4. Bg52,227Sämisch VariationE24… 4. a31,558

All 28 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.