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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation

ECO E24 · 1,558 games · Black to move

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3
48% White6% Draw46% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Bxc3+1,52497.8%
Be7211.3%

A further 13 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: Sämisch Variation 4. a3

Other lines in this family

Sämisch VariationE27… 4... Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 O-O320Sämisch VariationE26… 4... Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3155Nimzo-Indian DefenseE20…17,515Classical VariationE32… 4. Qc23,799Three Knights VariationE21… 4. Nf32,960Rubinstein SystemE40… 4. e32,843Leningrad VariationE30… 4. Bg52,227Normal VariationE46… 4. e3 O-O1,127Kmoch VariationE20… 4. f3893Classical Variation, Berlin VariationE38… 4. Qc2 c5792

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.