Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation
ECO E38 · 792 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| dxc5 | 346 | 43.7% | | |
| e3 | 226 | 28.5% | | |
| Nf3 | 101 | 12.8% | | |
| a3 | 68 | 8.6% | | |
| d5 | 16 | 2.0% | | |
A further 35 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
Classical VariationE32…3,799Classical 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.