Tree path 5 levels English Opening › Anglo-Indian Defense › Queen's Knight Variation › English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System › English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-English
- Chess Codex
- English Opening A10
- Anglo-Indian Defense A15
- Queen's Knight Variation A16
- English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System A17
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-English
Overview
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-English is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A17.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
It is reached after 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4.
It is a variation of English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System, which itself descends from the root opening English Opening.
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- ECO code
- A17
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 6
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Statistics from Lichess
152,397 games · White 50.5% / Draw 5.8% / Black 43.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| g3 | 45,265 | |
| Qc2 | 32,621 | |
| d4 | 19,516 | |
| Qb3 | 14,894 | |
| e3 | 12,588 | |
| a3 | 12,454 | |
| d3 | 8,050 | |
| e4 | 2,377 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:44:27
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