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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: 1262
Last Played: Aug 2025
Overall score:
37.6% 34.5% 27.9%

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  836
32.9 % 38.4 % 28.7 %
7... c5  267
49.8 % 22.1 % 28.1 %
7... b6  78
43.6 % 33.3 % 23.1 %
7... c6  51
37.3 % 45.1 % 17.6 %
7... e5  16
25 % 31.3 % 43.8 %
7... Nbd7  7
85.7 % 14.3 %
7... Nc6  5
60 % 40 %
7... Re8  2
50 % 50 %