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Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation (E27)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 a3 Bxc3+ 5 bxc3 O-O

Number of games in database: 195
Years covered: 1928 to 2025
Overall record:
   White wins 34.9%
   Black wins 39.0%
   Draws 26.2%

Popularity graph, by decade

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Mikhail Tal  3 games
A R Saleh Salem  3 games
William Winter  3 games
Mark Taimanov  4 games
Edgard Colle  4 games
Arthur Bisguier  3 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Bronstein vs Geller, 1961
Bronstein vs Szabo, 1950
Tal vs Zwaigzne, 1952
Gligoric vs Averbakh, 1952
Zadneprovsky vs Karpov, 1961
Szabo vs Taimanov, 1950
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 page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 195  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Euwe vs Colle 1-0251928Match 2E27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
2. Reti vs Marshall ½-½691928BerlinE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
3. W Winter vs Colle  ½-½431929Colle-Winter MatchE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
4. W Winter vs Colle  1-0351929Colle-Winter MatchE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
5. Koltanowski vs Colle  0-14119298th Belgian ChampionshipE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
6. F Vogt vs P Romanovsky  0-1361929International Workers CongressE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
7. Kmoch vs J van den Bosch  0-1511933AmsterdamE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
8. Euwe vs J van den Bosch 1-0241934Euwe - Van den BoschE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
9. S Erdelyi vs M Raizman  1-0281935Warsaw OlympiadE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
10. Fine vs Y Porat 1-0441935Warsaw OlympiadE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
11. J Pelikan vs P Frydman  0-1321936Yugoslav ChampionshipE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
12. W Koomen vs C Struylaart  ½-½221936Amsterdam 8-playersE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
13. W Winter vs C H Alexander ½-½251936NottinghamE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
14. G Heinrich vs M Eisinger  0-1341939Robert Rutz Memorial 1938/39E27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
15. C Salazar vs M Rauch  ½-½471939Buenos Aires Olympiad qual-4E27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
16. S E Almgren vs A Di Camillo  0-1271944USA-chE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
17. H Klass vs G Koshnitsky 1-0311946New South Wales ChE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
18. Szabo vs C Kottnauer 1-0311946GroningenE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
19. S Puc vs J Ehrat  1-0411949Yugoslavia - SwitzerlandE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
20. E Kuzminykh vs Y Estrin  1-0411949URS-ch sf LeningradE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
21. R Teschner vs M Eisinger  1-0431950FRG-ch 01stE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
22. J Schindler vs M Eisinger 0-1261950FRG-ch 01stE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
23. Petrosian vs I Kan  ½-½271950Moscow ChampionshipE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
24. Bronstein vs Szabo 1-0311950Budapest CandidatesE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
25. Geller vs J Pogats 0-1401950Przepiorka MemorialE27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-11-09  fref: It seems that it's not worth playing this variation as White since statistically (using Chessgames Database), Black is doing better.
Nov-09-09  Anwulf: Another source of (209) games employing this opening has the stats Black win 35.89%; White win 40.19%; Draw 23.92%. Regardless of the exact variation, 4. a3 does apparently result in games in Black's favour overall. Thus White is, obviously, going to avoid such a move, preferring either 4. Qc2 or 4. e3 (in nearly equal measure according to one database; another places 4. e3 ahead of 4. Qc2 in frequency; either way, such moves seem to benefit White more often than Black).

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