ECO E24

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO E24. Its defining line here is 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3.

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3

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Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

Other catalogued lines with this name

  • E27: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 O-O
  • E26: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3
  • E28: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3
  • E25: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5
  • E29: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 O-O

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