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E49: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik system

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3

Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik system

E49 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 1482
Last Played: Sep 2026
Overall score:
37% 35.5% 27.5%

Played frequently by:

White  
Vadim Milov 27 games
Jonathan Levitt 18 games
Boris Gulko 13 games
Black  
Wolfgang Unzicker 5 games
Aloyzas Kveinys 4 games
Murray G Chandler 4 games

Possible continuations:

7... dxc4  1022
33 % 38.8 % 28.2 %
7... c5  279
49.5 % 22.6 % 28 %
7... b6  85
42.4 % 36.5 % 21.2 %
7... c6  63
34.9 % 44.4 % 20.6 %
7... e5  18
27.8 % 33.3 % 38.9 %
7... Nbd7  7
85.7 % 14.3 %
7... Nc6  5
60 % 40 %
7... Re8  3
66.7 % 33.3 %