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Tree path 8 levels Nimzo-Indian Defense › Rubinstein System › Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation › Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation › Classical Defense › Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System › Exchange Variation › Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation
  1. Chess Codex
  2. Nimzo-Indian Defense E20
  3. Rubinstein System E40
  4. Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation E46
  5. Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation E47
  6. Classical Defense E48
  7. Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System E53
  8. Exchange Variation E54
  9. Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation E55 you are here
E55

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation

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Overview

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E55.

The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.

Play reaches this position via 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7, after 16 plies of opening development.

It is a variation of Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Nimzo-Indian Defense.

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ECO code
E55
Group
Indian Defenses (E)
Plies
16
Parent
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation

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Statistics from Lichess

6,523 games · White 44.0% / Draw 6.3% / Black 49.6%

MovesGamesW / D / B
a33,846
Qe21,128
d5233
dxc5216
Ne2187
Bd2180
Qc2173
Bd3166

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:13:21

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Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation:

https://chesscodex.org/openings/nimzo-indian-defense-normal-variation-gligoric-system-bronstein-variation