ECO E36: Nimzo-Indian Defense
ECO E36 is part of volume E — Indian Defenses.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 4 named lines under it.
The shortest is Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3.
That position has come up in 100,528 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 49.6%, 6.5% were drawn and Black won 43.9%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 |
9 |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation, Botvinnik Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Nc6 |
12 |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation, Main Line | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 |
12 |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Romanishin Gambit | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 c5 |
12 |