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E42: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2

Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

E42 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 2902
Last Played: May 2025
Overall score:
37.6% 37.6% 24.8%

Played frequently by:

White  
Anatoly Vaisser 27 games
Svetozar Gligoric 26 games
Sarhan Guliev 22 games
Black  
John TH Van der Wiel 15 games
Walter S Browne 14 games
Ulf Andersson 14 games

Possible continuations:

5... cxd4  1603
37.1 % 38.3 % 24.6 %
5... d5  484
31.6 % 48.3 % 20 %
5... b6  477
35.8 % 31 % 33.1 %
5... O-O  161
57.8 % 30.4 %
5... d6  91
27.5 % 36.3 % 36.3 %
5... Ne4  46
56.5 % 17.4 % 26.1 %
5... Nc6  38
73.7 %