Chess opening
Nimzo-Indian DefenseE20
The Nimzo-Indian Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO code E20. It is reached after the moves:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
Play it vs Stockfish Open in analysis board
Comes from
Main continuations
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (E32)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Dilworth Gambit (E20)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation (E20)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation (E30)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Mikenas Attack (E20)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation (E20)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System (E40)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation (E24)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielmann Variation (E22)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation (E21)
Related lines in the Nimzo-Indian Defense
- 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)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation, Euwe Variation (E21)
Train this opening
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