ECO E59: Nimzo-Indian Defense
ECO E59 is part of volume E — Indian Defenses.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 2 named lines under it.
The shortest is Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4.
That position has come up in 20,635 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 48.2%, 6.1% were drawn and Black won 45.7%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 |
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| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Qc2 |
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