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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Keres Variation
Overview
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Keres Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E53.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
It begins with 14 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O b6 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, which itself descends from the root opening Nimzo-Indian Defense.
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- ECO code
- E53
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 14
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Statistics from Lichess
4,882 games · White 46.5% / Draw 5.7% / Black 47.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| a3 | 2,169 | |
| cxd5 | 1,280 | |
| Ne2 | 281 | |
| Qc2 | 238 | |
| Qe2 | 210 | |
| dxc5 | 202 | |
| Bd2 | 140 | |
| Ne5 | 124 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:02:06
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