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E26: Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch, O'Kelly variation

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 b6

Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch, O'Kelly variation

E26 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 269
Last Played: Aug 2026
Overall score:
25.7% 30.5% 43.9%

Played frequently by:

White  
Fotis Mastichiadis 5 games
Efim Geller 4 games
Boris T Vladimirov 4 games
Black  
Alberic O'Kelly de Galway 5 games
Ludek Pachman 4 games
Yuri L Averbakh 3 games

Possible continuations:

7. Bd3  204
25.5 % 32.4 % 42.2 %
7. Ne2  44
27.3 % 34.1 % 38.6 %
7. Nf3  11
36.4 % 54.5 %
7. f4  2
100 %
7. Qf3  2
100 %
7. f3  2
100 %