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E25: Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch, Keres variation

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. f3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. dxc5

Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch, Keres variation

E25 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 967
Last Played: Feb 2026
Overall score:
32.2% 45.8% 22%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Sergey Volkov 38 games
Viktor Moskalenko 29 games
Miso Cebalo 16 games
Black  
Ivan Farago 11 games
Igor Naumkin 8 games
Andrei Sokolov 6 games

Possible continuations:

8... Qa5  667
32.2 % 47.2 % 20.5 %
8... f5  263
30 % 45.6 % 24.3 %
8... Nd7  12
33.3 % 33.3 % 33.3 %
8... O-O  12
50 % 25 % 25 %
8... Qc7  7
57.1 % 14.3 % 28.6 %
8... Nxc3  2
50 % 50 %
8... Qh4+  2
50 % 50 %