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E28: Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation

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

Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation

E28 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 748
Last Played: Jun 2026
Overall score:
38.2% 27% 34.8%

Played frequently by:

White  
Anatoly Vaisser 8 games
Marcus Vinicius M Santos 8 games
Herman Steiner 5 games
Black  
Ludek Pachman 4 games
Lajos Portisch 3 games
Michail Brodsky 3 games

Possible continuations:

6... c5  303
39.3 % 27.7 % 33 %
6... d6  186
37.6 % 24.2 % 38.2 %
6... b6  135
37 % 22.2 % 40.7 %
6... Nc6  50
34 % 34 % 32 %
6... d5  45
40 % 28.9 % 31.1 %
6... Re8  18
55.6 % 33.3 %
6... c6  5
20 % 60 % 20 %
6... Ne4  3
33.3 % 33.3 % 33.3 %
6... Qe7  2
100 %