Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation
ECO E35 · 212 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| Bg5 | 122 | 57.5% | | |
| Nf3 | 22 | 10.4% | | |
| a3 | 14 | 6.6% | | |
| e3 | 11 | 5.2% | | |
| Qa4+ | 10 | 4.7% | | |
A further 33 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
Classical Variation, Noa VariationE34…782Classical 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.