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ECO E26: Nimzo-Indian Defense

ECO E26 is part of volume E — Indian Defenses. The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 2 named lines under it. The shortest is Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3.

That position has come up in 104,042 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 47.2%, 5.1% were drawn and Black won 47.7%.

OpeningMovesPlies
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 11
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, O'Kelly Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 b6 12