Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation
ECO E36 · 122 games · Black to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
| Bxc3+ | 105 | 86.1% | | |
| Be7 | 14 | 11.5% | | |
A further 3 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 VariationE35… 5. cxd5 exd5212Classical 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.