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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation
Overview
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E20.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
It is reached after 7 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3.
It is a direct variation of Nimzo-Indian Defense.
It branches into 2 notable variations — Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Botvinnik Variation.
In total, the branch covers 4 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- E20
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 7
- Parent
- Nimzo-Indian Defense
- Direct variations
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
610,282 games · White 51.4% / Draw 5.1% / Black 43.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d5 | 244,041 | |
| c5 | 167,599 | |
| O-O | 92,149 | |
| Bxc3+ | 53,631 | |
| b6 | 25,677 | |
| Nc6 | 7,655 | |
| Nh5 | 7,137 | |
| d6 | 5,270 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:43:47
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