Openings/Nimzo-Indian Defense
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation, Korchnoi Variation E21
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. d5
18 tournament games from this position · White wins 28%, draws 6%, Black wins 67%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bxc3+ | 5 | 60% 40% | 2069 | 2022 |
| b5 | 4 | 100% | 2238 | 2018 |
| d6 | 4 | 25% 25% 50% | 2455 | 2022 |
| exd5 | 3 | 100% | 1918 | 2019 |
| O-O | 2 | 50% 50% | 2011 | 2018 |
Top games
| Maghsoodloo, Parham2719–Duda, J2729 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Zhao Xue2579–Pelletier, Y2578 | 0-1 | 2nd Karpov Trophy Prelim | 2013 |
| Herman, J2237–Berescu, A2452 | 0-1 | 32nd ECC Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Urosevic, G2239–Georgiadis, I2445 | 0-1 | 2nd Isthmia Open A | 2012 |
| Sarkar, J2390–Gorti, Akshita2261 | 1-0 | Reykjavik Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Vo Thi Kim Phung2335–Kurmangaliyeva, Liya2199 | 1-0 | 19th Asian Continental w | 2022 |
| Simonyi, Z2208–Ivic, Matija2291 | 0-1 | Druga liga SRB Vojvodina | 2018 |
| Degerfeldt, Sven1887–Pedersen, NicV2443 | 0-1 | Malmo Open | 2012 |
| Arnarson, S2005–Asbjornsson, A2293 | 0-1 | TCh-ISL Div 1 2015-16 | 2015 |
| Nemetz, Markus1907–Dappiano, A2292 | 0-1 | 7th Palmanova Open 2018 | 2018 |
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 VariationE38Rubinstein System, Taimanov VariationE40Normal VariationE46Classical Variation, Zurich VariationE33Classical Variation, Noa VariationE36Rubinstein System, Rubinstein VariationE42St. Petersburg VariationE44Reshevsky VariationE46Normal VariationE47Nimzo-Indian DefenseE50