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E53: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, main line with ...c5

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. Bd3 c5

Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, main line with ...c5

E53 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 6492
Last Played: Nov 2025
Overall score:
29.7% 45.2% 25.1%

Played frequently by:

White  
Svetozar Gligoric 150 games
Jan Hein Donner 90 games
Rainer Knaak 69 games
Black  
Wolfgang Unzicker 47 games
Aleksandar Matanovic 36 games
Lev Polugaevsky 32 games

Possible continuations:

7. O-O  6099
29.6 % 45.8 % 24.6 %
7. cxd5  225
35.6 % 39.6 % 24.9 %
7. a3  157
29.3 % 29.9 % 40.8 %
7. Qc2  5
20 % 80 %
7. Bd2  4
25 % 75 %