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E29: Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch, main line

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. Bd3 Nc6

Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch, main line

E29 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 753
Last Played: May 2026
Overall score:
32.7% 30.9% 36.4%

Played frequently by:

White  
Aleksej Aleksandrov 10 games
Fernando Peralta 9 games
Efim Geller 7 games
Black  
Gennady Tunik 5 games
Ratmir Kholmov 4 games
Andreas Schenk 3 games

Possible continuations:

8. Ne2  590
33.1 % 29.2 % 37.8 %
8. Nf3  74
24.3 % 43.2 % 32.4 %
8. Rb1  55
40 % 40 % 20 %
8. e4  26
34.6 % 23.1 % 42.3 %
8. f3  3
33.3 % 66.7 %
8. g4  2
50 % 50 %
8. f4  2
100 %