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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5

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Black to move
1,751 games · 1920-2025
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white wins - draws - black wins %

4...h6

1,025

33.9%

32.9%

33.3%

4...c5

581

30.6%

29.9%

39.4%

4...d5

268

50%

29.9%

20.1%

4...O-O

33

57.6%

18.2%

24.2%

4...b6

23

43.5%

21.7%

34.8%

4...Bxc3+

19

47.4%

15.8

36.8%

4...c6

4

50%

50%

4...Nc6

2

50%

50%

4...d6

2

50%

50%

4...Qe7

Tolush vs A Budo, 1938 1-0

4...Be7

R Holzinger vs W Friedman, 1966 1-0

4...c5 -0.09 (37 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Spassky vs Tal, 1973 (0-1)
NN vs Bronstein, 1961 (0-1)
W Schmidt vs P Enders, 1981 (0-1)
Korchnoi vs B Djurasevic, 1956 (0-1)
Spassky vs Smyslov, 1953 (1-0)

DEBUT: Tartakower vs J G Baay, 1920 (0-1)
RECENT: C Ionescu vs M Marin, 2016 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
98_E30-E31_Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Varia by whiteshark
d4 : Nimzo-Indian : Leningard Variation by ISeth
E30 NID: Leningrad [Black] by chess.master

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
E30: Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad (1409)
E31: Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line (322)
E13: Queen's Indian, 4.Nc3, Main line (10)
D51: Queen's Gambit Declined (10)

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