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: 1236
Last Played: May 2019
Overall score:
35.2%27.6%37.2%
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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  429
37.8 % 27.7 % 34.5 %
6... Nc6  363
34.4 % 25.3 % 40.2 %
6... b6  220
25.5 % 30.5 % 44.1 %
6... d6  125
38.4 % 28.8 % 32.8 %
6... Qa5  56
44.6 % 28.6 % 26.8 %
6... d5  35
45.7 % 25.7 % 28.6 %
6... Qc7  3
33.3 % 66.7 %
6... Ne4  3
33.3 % 33.3 % 33.3 %