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B29: Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein variation

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6

Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein variation

B29 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 5334
Last Played: May 2025
Overall score:
38.5% 31.2% 30.3%

Played frequently by:

White  
Vlastimil Jansa 11 games
Stefan Kindermann 10 games
Ratmir Kholmov 9 games
Black  
Aleksandr Rakhmanov 78 games
Yochanan Afek 64 games
Jacob Murey 50 games

Possible continuations:

3. Nc3  2527
36 % 31.2 % 32.8 %
3. e5  2469
41.3 % 31.8 % 26.9 %
3. d3  260
39.6 % 28.8 % 31.5 %
3. d4  44
25 % 20.5 % 54.5 %
3. Bc4  10
20 % 80 %
3. Qe2  8
37.5 % 25 % 37.5 %
3. Bd3  5
20 % 80 %
3. Bb5  4
50 % 25 % 25 %
3. c3  4
75 % 25 %
3. Ng1  2
50 % 50 %