Openings/Nimzo-Indian Defense
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Taimanov Variation E40
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Nc6
121 tournament games from this position · White wins 38%, draws 27%, Black wins 35%
Moves
121 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bd3 | 45 | 31% 29% 40% | 2271 | 2026 |
| Ne2 | 40 | 40% 28% 33% | 2319 | 2026 |
| Bd2 | 17 | 53% 29% 18% | 2268 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 15 | 33% 20% 47% | 2284 | 2026 |
| Qc2 | 3 | 33% 33% 33% | 2361 | 2025 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 1982 | 2026 |
Top games
| Bluebaum, M2663–Anton Guijarro, D2642 | 1-0 | FIDE World Bl Team 5-8th | 2025 |
| Khusnutdinov, R2458–Ivanchuk, V2747 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Lenderman, A2549–Gareev, T2650 | ½-½ | 23rd North American Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Matviishen, Viktor2533–Pranav, V2641 | 0-1 | American Cup Blitz 2026 | 2026 |
| Urazayev, Arystanbek2473–Puranik, A2629 | ½-½ | Vladimir Dvorkovich Open | 2024 |
| Del Rio de Angelis, S2503–Delgado Ramirez, N2596 | 0-1 | 1st Torrelavega GM 2021 | 2021 |
| Kundianok, Vladislav2431–Pranav, V2657 | 0-1 | Grand Prix PlusCity Blitz | 2026 |
| Vetokhin, Savva2558–Aswath, S2515 | 0-1 | Asian Individual Blitz | 2025 |
| Tan, Jun Ying2404–Pranav, V2661 | 0-1 | FIDE World Bl Team Pool C | 2026 |
| Deuer, Marius2479–Gazik, Viktor2579 | 0-1 | 24th ch-EUR Indiv 2024 | 2024 |
Nimzo-Indian Defense variations
Nimzo-Indian DefenseE20Dilworth GambitE20Kmoch VariationE20Romanishin VariationE20Sämisch VariationE24Rubinstein SystemE40Mikenas AttackE20Three Knights VariationE21Spielmann VariationE22Leningrad VariationE30Classical VariationE32Rubinstein SystemE41St. Petersburg VariationE43Classical Variation, Noa VariationE34Classical Variation, Berlin VariationE38Normal VariationE46Classical Variation, Zurich VariationE33Three Knights Variation, Korchnoi VariationE21Classical Variation, Noa VariationE36Rubinstein System, Rubinstein VariationE42St. Petersburg VariationE44Reshevsky VariationE46Normal VariationE47Nimzo-Indian DefenseE50