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E26: Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3

Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation

E26 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 1351
Last Played: Jun 2026
Overall score:
35% 28.3% 36.6%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Laszlo Szabo 13 games
Efim Geller 13 games
Viktor Moskalenko 12 games
Black  
Ratmir Kholmov 6 games
Hans Mueller 5 games
Alberic O'Kelly de Galway 5 games

Possible continuations:

6... O-O  456
37.3 % 28.9 % 33.8 %
6... Nc6  407
35.1 % 25.6 % 39.3 %
6... b6  251
25.1 % 31.1 % 43.8 %
6... d6  136
38.2 % 30.9 % 30.9 %
6... Qa5  57
43.9 % 28.1 % 28.1 %
6... d5  36
47.2 % 25 % 27.8 %
6... Ne4  3
33.3 % 33.3 % 33.3 %
6... Qc7  3
33.3 % 66.7 %