ECO E38: Nimzo-Indian Defense
ECO E38 is part of volume E — Indian Defenses.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 3 named lines under it.
The shortest is Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5.
That position has come up in 532,469 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 48.1%, 6.2% were drawn and Black won 45.7%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 |
8 |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation, Steiner Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc3+ |
10 |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 |
12 |