Nimzo-Indian Defence 4.e3 Variation

( ECO code E40-59 ) : 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3

E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3:    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3

E41 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5:    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5

E42 ............, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein): 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Ne2

E43 ............, Fischer Variation: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6

E44 ............, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2:    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Ne2

E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Ne2 Ba6 Example game E45

E46 ............, 4.e3 O-O:    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O

E47 ............, 4.e3 O-O, 5.Bd3:    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3

E48 ............, 4.e3 O-O, 5.Bd3 d5:    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 Example game E48

E49 ............, 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 Example game E49

E50 ............, 4.e3 O-O, 5.Nf3, without ...d5:    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3

E51 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O, 5.Nf3 d5:    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5

E52 ............, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6:    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 b6 Example game E52

E53 ............, 4.e3, Main line with ...c5:    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 c5 Example game E53

E54 ............, 4.e3, Gligoric System with 7...dc:    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O dxc4 8.Bxc4

E55 ............, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nbd7 Example game E55

E56 ............, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6:    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O Nc6

E57 ............, 4.e3, Main line with 8...dxc4 and 9...Bxc4 cxd4:    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 cxd4 Example game E57

E58 ............, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3:    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3 9.bxc3

E59 ............, 4.e3, Main line: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3 9.bxc3 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Example game E59

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