E41: Nimzo-Indian, e3, Huebner variation

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6

Nimzo-Indian, e3, Huebner variation

E41 Sub-variants:

Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5

Nimzo-Indian, e3, Huebner variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6

Overview

Games on Database:

1155

Last Played:

Dec 2025

Overall score:

31.6%

34.4%

34%

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Svetozar Gligoric	19 games
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Istvan Csom	17 games
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Possible continuations:

8. O-O

575

31.3 %

32 %

36.7 %

8. e4

450

31.6 %

36.9 %

31.6 %

8. Nd2

39.5 %

29.6 %

30.9 %

8. Qc2

24.1 %

41.4 %

34.5 %

8. h3

20 %

80 %

8. Qe2

40 %

60 %

8. d5

50 %

8. Ng5

100 %

8. g4

50 %