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E40: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3

Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3

E40 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 36020
Last Played: Jun 2026
Overall score:
33.6% 37.9% 28.5%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Svetozar Gligoric 337 games
Aleksej Aleksandrov 251 games
Jan Hein Donner 177 games
Black  
Viktor Korchnoi 89 games
Ratmir Kholmov 75 games
Aleksandar Matanovic 72 games

Possible continuations:

4... O-O  19040
31.8 % 39.7 % 28.4 %
4... c5  8828
34.8 % 37.6 % 27.6 %
4... b6  5922
34.7 % 34.5 % 30.8 %
4... d5  1146
40.1 % 34.5 % 25.4 %
4... Nc6  428
35 % 37.4 % 27.6 %
4... Bxc3+  413
43.3 % 28.3 % 28.3 %
4... Ne4  131
52.7 % 22.9 % 24.4 %
4... d6  67
52.2 % 23.9 % 23.9 %
4... c6  31
45.2 % 25.8 % 29 %
4... Qe7  11
54.5 % 36.4 %