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Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line (E59)
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

Number of games in database: 1050
Years covered: 1936 to 2024
Overall record:
   White wins 32.8%
   Black wins 24.4%
   Draws 42.9%

Popularity graph, by decade

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Svetozar Gligoric  28 games
Rainer Knaak  16 games
Jan Hein Donner  12 games
Aleksandar Matanovic  18 games
Boris Spassky  15 games
Max Euwe  9 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1997
Gligoric vs A Matanovic, 1961
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966
Taimanov vs Euwe, 1953
Gelfand vs Korchnoi, 1994
O Rodriguez Vargas vs F Olafsson, 1978
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 page 1 of 42; games 1-25 of 1,050  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Stahlberg vs G Weissgerber  1-0761936Bad NauheimE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
2. I Raud vs T van Scheltinga 0-1271939Margate Premier Reserves AE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
3. E Zagoryansky vs S Belavenets 0-1371941Demonstration tournamentE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
4. Levenfish vs I Kan  ½-½401947USSR ChampionshipE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
5. Benko vs Szabo 1-0461947Hungarian ChampionshipE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
6. Ragozin vs Tolush  ½-½561948USSR ChampionshipE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
7. Gligoric vs Rossolimo 1-0411949VeniceE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
8. Tolush vs L Abramov  0-1431950URS-ch sf LeningradE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
9. E Kuzminykh vs L Abramov  0-1401950URS-ch sf LeningradE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
10. Reshevsky vs Weaks  ½-½301950Simul ReshevskyE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
11. G J Wood vs G R Mitchell  1-02819501st Correspondence World ChampionshipE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
12. G Borisenko vs Averbakh  ½-½181950USSR ChampionshipE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
13. Boleslavsky vs P Kondratiev  ½-½411951URS-ch sf SverdlovskE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
14. H Kramer vs C Poulsen  ½-½561951HoogovensE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
15. P Martin vs J de Souza Mendes  1-0341951Mar del Plata ZonalE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
16. P Martin vs Bolbochan  0-1321951Mar del Plata ZonalE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
17. M Luckis vs J de Souza Mendes  ½-½321951Mar del Plata ZonalE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
18. J Nikolac vs Gligoric  ½-½481951Yugoslav ChampionshipE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
19. J Nikolac vs A Matanovic  0-1281951Yugoslav ChampionshipE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
20. Bronstein vs Botvinnik  ½-½241952Training Match TournamentE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
21. I Lipnitsky vs Suetin  1-0291952URS-chTE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
22. Furman vs P Kondratiev  1-0331952URS-ch sf LeningradE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
23. Szabo vs O'Kelly  ½-½281952BudapestE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
24. B Rabar vs E German  ½-½401952Rio de JaneiroE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
25. M Germek vs O'Kelly  0-1341952BelgradeE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-21-05  AlexanderMorphy: what is the continuation after 18.Ba3 in the 4. e3 rubinstein variation/main line....anyone have an idea?
Dec-27-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  Phony Benoni: There must be some reorganization going on in the E50-E59 area. This area had 556 last time I looked. E57 went from 5 to 185, E58 from 421 to 927.

I assume the task is not yet finished.

Dec-28-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Now to take the iron broom to the monster otherwise known as A04....

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