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E41: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5

Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5

E41 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 8875
Last Played: Jun 2026
Overall score:
34.8% 37.7% 27.5%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Svetozar Gligoric 111 games
Jan Hein Donner 81 games
Rainer Knaak 73 games
Black  
Aleksandar Matanovic 52 games
Ulf Andersson 46 games
Bruno Parma 39 games

Possible continuations:

5. Bd3  4520
33 % 39.3 % 27.7 %
5. Ne2  2949
37.6 % 37.7 % 24.7 %
5. Nf3  863
33.4 % 35.8 % 30.8 %
5. a3  486
36.8 % 27.4 % 35.8 %
5. Bd2  25
36 % 20 % 44 %
5. d5  14
28.6 % 21.4 % 50 %
5. Qc2  10
40 % 50 %
5. dxc5  7
28.6 % 42.9 % 28.6 %