Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation

E24

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3

How it went

160 ours · 321 masters

White wins 46% Draws 16% Black wins 38%

Continuations

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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation E27 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 O-O 23 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation E26 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 31

Master games

Carlsen, Magnus — Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 · 2019
Carlsen, Magnus — Ding, Liren 1/2-1/2 · 2019
Jobava, Baadur — Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 · 2010
Wei, Yi — Aronian, Levon 0-1 · 2022
Van Foreest, Jorden — Giri, A.. 1-0 · 2022

Games in Spain

Alonso Rosell,A (2538) — Keymer,Vincent (2751) 0-1
Eljanov,P (2706) — Iturrizaga Bonelli,Eduardo (2636) 1-0
Salem,AR (2690) — Yuffa,D (2567) 0-1
Fernandez,Maria (2229) — Anton Guijarro,D (2679) 0-1
Salem,AR (2677) — Iturrizaga Bonelli,Eduardo (2636) 1-0
Salem,AR (2661) — Santos Ruiz,Miguel (2592) 0-1
Alonso Rosell,A (2538) — Lu Shanglei (2647) 0-1
Manukyan,SaA (2163) — Chigaev,M (2632) 0-1

This line is also written

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 a3
d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 a3
d4, Nf6, c4, e6, Nc3, Bb4, a3