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E50: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 e8g8, 5.Nf3, without ...d5

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3

Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 e8g8, 5.Nf3, without ...d5

E50 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 1175
Last Played: Nov 2025
Overall score:
30.5% 40.9% 28.6%

Played frequently by:

White  
Viktor Korchnoi 17 games
Anatoly Vaisser 13 games
Lajos Portisch 10 games
Black  
Julius Kozma 8 games
Ratmir Kholmov 7 games
Erich Gottlieb Eliskases 6 games

Possible continuations:

5... d5  553
29.8 % 42 % 28.2 %
5... c5  341
29.6 % 41.9 % 28.4 %
5... b6  195
31.8 % 39 % 29.2 %
5... d6  29
37.9 % 37.9 % 24.1 %
5... Bxc3+  24
29.2 % 29.2 % 41.7 %
5... Ne4  12
41.7 % 25 % 33.3 %
5... Re8  9
22.2 % 44.4 % 33.3 %
5... Nc6  6
33.3 % 50 % 16.7 %
5... c6  4
50 % 25 % 25 %
5... Qe7  2
50 % 50 %