ECO E42: Nimzo-Indian Defense
ECO E42 is part of volume E — Indian Defenses.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 3 named lines under it.
The shortest is Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Ne2.
That position has come up in 94,236 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 51.1%, 7.5% were drawn and Black won 41.4%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Ne2 |
9 |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation, Main Line | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Ne2 cxd4 6. exd4 O-O 7. a3 |
13 |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation, Sherbakov Attack | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Ne2 cxd4 6. exd4 O-O 7. c5 |
13 |