E26: Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation

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

Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation

E26 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 1266
Last Played: Apr 2022
Overall score:
35.2%27.7%37%
Download master games

Played frequently by:

White  
Laszlo Szabo 13 games
Efim Geller 13 games
Viktor Moskalenko 12 games
Black  
Ratmir Kholmov 6 games
Hans Mueller 5 games
Alberic O'Kelly de Galway 5 games

Possible continuations:

6... O-O  436
37.6 % 28 % 34.4 %
6... Nc6  378
34.4 % 25.9 % 39.7 %
6... b6  224
25.4 % 30.4 % 44.2 %
6... d6  127
39.4 % 28.3 % 32.3 %
6... Qa5  57
43.9 % 28.1 % 28.1 %
6... d5  36
47.2 % 25 % 27.8 %
6... Qc7  3
33.3 % 66.7 %
6... Ne4  3
33.3 % 33.3 % 33.3 %