Chess opening
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa VariationE36
The Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code E36. It is reached after the moves:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3
Play it vs Stockfish Open in analysis board
Comes from
Main continuations
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation, Botvinnik Variation (E36)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation, Main Line (E36)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Romanishin Gambit (E36)
Related lines in the Nimzo-Indian Defense
- Nimzo-Indian Defense (E20)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Dilworth Gambit (E20)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation (E20)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Mikenas Attack (E20)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation (E20)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation (E20)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation, English Hybrid (E20)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation (E21)
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