Openings/Nimzo-Indian Defense
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation E20
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3
1,116 tournament games from this position · White wins 38%, draws 35%, Black wins 28%
Moves
1,116 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 607 | 39% 33% 28% | 2356 | 2026 |
| c5 | 250 | 34% 42% 24% | 2345 | 2026 |
| d5 | 169 | 40% 36% 24% | 2376 | 2026 |
| Bxc3+ | 52 | 29% 23% 48% | 2338 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 15 | 33% 33% 33% | 2277 | 2025 |
| Ne4 | 10 | 70% 20% | 2267 | 2025 |
| d6 | 8 | 38% 50% | 2385 | 2022 |
| c6 | 1 | 100% | 2223 | 2019 |
| e5 | 1 | 100% | 2459 | 2012 |
| h6 | 1 | 100% | 2336 | 2014 |
| Qe7 | 1 | 100% | 2217 | 2014 |
| b6 | 1 | 100% | 2145 | 2015 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2822–So, W2780 | 1-0 | Sinquefield GCT TB 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2822–Karjakin, Sergey2773 | 1-0 | 6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 | 2018 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2751–Carlsen, M2840 | 0-1 | 31st Sigeman & Co TB | 2026 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2782–Gukesh, D2787 | 1-0 | 13th Norway Chess 2025 | 2025 |
| So, W2780–Anand, V2768 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Carlsen, M2861–Niemann, Hans Moke2688 | 0-1 | 9th Sinquefield Cup 2022 | 2022 |
| So, W2780–Aronian, L2767 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Mamedyarov, S2746–Karjakin, Sergey2774 | 1-0 | Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup | 2016 |
| Mamedyarov, S2740–Nakamura, Hi2768 | ½-½ | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2022 |
| Caruana, F2786–Keymer, Vincent2717 | ½-½ | FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 | 2023 |
Nimzo-Indian Defense variations
Nimzo-Indian DefenseE20Dilworth GambitE20Kmoch VariationE20Sämisch VariationE24Rubinstein SystemE40Mikenas AttackE20Three Knights VariationE21Spielmann VariationE22Leningrad VariationE30Classical VariationE32Rubinstein SystemE41St. Petersburg VariationE43Classical Variation, Noa VariationE34Classical Variation, Berlin VariationE38Rubinstein System, Taimanov VariationE40Normal VariationE46Classical Variation, Zurich VariationE33Three Knights Variation, Korchnoi VariationE21Classical Variation, Noa VariationE36Rubinstein System, Rubinstein VariationE42St. Petersburg VariationE44Reshevsky VariationE46Normal VariationE47Nimzo-Indian DefenseE50