ECO E44: Nimzo-Indian Defense
ECO E44 is part of volume E — Indian Defenses.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 3 named lines under it.
The shortest is Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Ne2.
That position has come up in 80,325 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 50.8%, 6.9% were drawn and Black won 42.3%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Ne2 |
9 |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, American Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Ne2 Ne4 |
10 |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, Romanishin–Psakhis Variation | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Ne2 c5 6. a3 Ba5 |
12 |