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: 1248
Last Played: Mar 2020
Overall score:
35.3%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  434
37.8 % 27.9 % 34.3 %
6... Nc6  367
34.3 % 25.3 % 40.3 %
6... b6  221
25.8 % 30.3 % 43.9 %
6... d6  125
38.4 % 28.8 % 32.8 %
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 %