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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation

ECO E34 · 782 games · White to move

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5
46% White14% Draw40% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
cxd527735.4%
e312616.1%
a312215.6%Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation E36
Bg510213.0%
Nf38510.9%
c5121.5%

A further 58 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. Qc2Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation 4... d5

Other lines in this family

Classical Variation, Noa VariationE35… 5. cxd5 exd5212Classical Variation, Noa VariationE36… 5. a3122Classical VariationE32…3,799Classical Variation, Berlin VariationE38… 4... c5792Classical Variation, Zurich VariationE33… 4... Nc6146Nimzo-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.