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Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 (E52)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 e3 O-O 5 Nf3 d5 6 Bd3 b6

Number of games in database: 810
Years covered: 1911 to 2025
Overall record:
   White wins 30.7%
   Black wins 26.2%
   Draws 43.1%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Svetozar Gligoric  21 games
Rainer Knaak  14 games
Artur Yusupov  11 games
Grzegorz Gajewski  10 games
Milko Bobotsov  9 games
Miroslav Filip  8 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Taimanov vs Averbakh, 1953
Smyslov vs A Bisguier, 1955
Geller vs Keres, 1952
Portisch vs Petrosian, 1978
J Kozma vs Korchnoi, 1969
A Ramirez Alvarez vs Sadvakasov, 2004
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 page 1 of 33; games 1-25 of 810  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Salwe vs Schlechter 1-0401911KarlsbadE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
2. Bogoljubov vs Euwe 1-0331929Bogoljubov - Euwe: Second FIDE ChampionshipE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
3. S Landau vs L Prins  1-0401938Margate-BE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
4. B Rabar vs G Muzdeka  1-0341939Yugoslav Amateur Championship sf-BE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
5. A Batuev vs K Prucha  1-0281946Leningrad-PragueE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
6. Szabo vs L Lenner  1-0461947HUN-AUTE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
7. A Konstantinopolsky vs Y Shteinsapir  ½-½421949Moscow ChampionshipE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
8. Lilienthal vs A Sokolsky ½-½231949USSR ChampionshipE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
9. Taimanov vs Averbakh 1-0551951USSR ChampionshipE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
10. A Konstantinopolsky vs A Sokolsky  0-1171952URS-ch02 corr5255E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
11. Golombek vs Keres  ½-½441952BudapestE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
12. Szabo vs E Gereben  1-0291952Hungarian ChampionshipE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
13. Geller vs Keres 1-0401952USSR ChampionshipE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
14. Furman vs Antoshin  1-0301953URS-ch sf Rostov-on-DonE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
15. O Moiseev vs A Sokolsky  0-1321953URS-ch sf MoscowE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
16. Averbakh vs Ragozin 0-1321953USSR Training TournamentE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
17. Taimanov vs Averbakh  1-0421953USSR Training TournamentE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
18. Taimanov vs Averbakh 1-0341953Zuerich CandidatesE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
19. Szabo vs Taimanov ½-½281953Zuerich CandidatesE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
20. Najdorf vs Taimanov ½-½451953Zuerich CandidatesE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
21. Kotov vs O Moiseev 1-0811954URS-ch sf YerevanE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
22. G Kasparian vs A Sokolsky  0-1601954URS-ch sf YerevanE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
23. Petrosian vs Ragozin  ½-½441954USSR ChampionshipE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
24. Panno vs Averbakh  ½-½581954Argentina - Soviet UnionE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
25. Panno vs Eliskases ½-½311954Mar del Plata / Buenos Aires ZonalE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
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