Opening guide
Nimzo-Indian Defense (E20): win rates at club level
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4, playing as black. Data from 211 Lichess blitz & rapid games at 1600-1800.
The position
How it scores at your rating
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| Rating band | Games | White / draw / Black | Score for black | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1400-1600 | 122 | Not enough games at this band yet. | |||
| 1600-1800 | 211 | Not enough games at this band yet. | |||
| 1800-2000 | 339 | Not enough games at this band yet. | |||
| 2000+ | 463 | Not enough games at this band yet. | |||
What white actually plays next
Top replies at 1600-1800:
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| Move | Games | Played | Win / draw / loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bg5 | 43 | 20.4% | 34.9% ±13.7Win rate: 95 percent confidence interval 22.4 to 49.8 percent, 43 games. / 0.0% ±4.1Draw rate: 95 percent confidence interval 0.0 to 8.2 percent, 43 games. / 65.1% ±13.7Loss rate: 95 percent confidence interval 50.2 to 77.6 percent, 43 games.Wide interval, small sample: treat this number cautiously. |
| Nf3 | 40 | 19.0% | 62.5% ±14.4Win rate: 95 percent confidence interval 47.0 to 75.8 percent, 40 games. / 0.0% ±4.4Draw rate: 95 percent confidence interval 0.0 to 8.8 percent, 40 games. / 37.5% ±14.4Loss rate: 95 percent confidence interval 24.2 to 53.0 percent, 40 games.Wide interval, small sample: treat this number cautiously. |
| Bd2 | 36 | 17.1% | 44.4% ±15.4Win rate: 95 percent confidence interval 29.5 to 60.4 percent, 36 games. / 0.0% ±4.8Draw rate: 95 percent confidence interval 0.0 to 9.6 percent, 36 games. / 55.6% ±15.4Loss rate: 95 percent confidence interval 39.6 to 70.5 percent, 36 games.Wide interval, small sample: treat this number cautiously. |
| a3 | 29 | 13.7% | 41.4% ±16.9Win rate: 95 percent confidence interval 25.5 to 59.3 percent, 29 games. / 6.9% ±10.0Draw rate: 95 percent confidence interval 1.9 to 22.0 percent, 29 games. / 51.7% ±17.1Loss rate: 95 percent confidence interval 34.4 to 68.6 percent, 29 games.Wide interval, small sample: treat this number cautiously. |
| Qc2 | 22 | 10.4% | 50.0% ±19.3Win rate: 95 percent confidence interval 30.7 to 69.3 percent, 22 games. / 9.1% ±12.6Draw rate: 95 percent confidence interval 2.5 to 27.8 percent, 22 games. / 40.9% ±19.0Loss rate: 95 percent confidence interval 23.3 to 61.3 percent, 22 games.Wide interval, small sample: treat this number cautiously. |
| e3 | 19 | 9.0% | 36.8% ±19.9Win rate: 95 percent confidence interval 19.1 to 59.0 percent, 19 games. / 0.0% ±8.4Draw rate: 95 percent confidence interval 0.0 to 16.8 percent, 19 games. / 63.2% ±19.9Loss rate: 95 percent confidence interval 41.0 to 80.9 percent, 19 games.Wide interval, small sample: treat this number cautiously. |
Common mistakes at 1600-1800
No move at this band is both common and clearly low-scoring, controlling for rating gap. Players at this rating aren’t making an obvious mistake here.
Model games
Real games from the Lichess masters database.
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| White | Black | Result | Year | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caruana, Fabiano (2835) | Carlsen, Magnus (2863) | ½-½ | 2020 | View game |
| Caruana, Fabiano (2835) | Carlsen, Magnus (2863) | 0-1 | 2020 | View game |
| Carlsen, Magnus (2863) | Caruana, Fabiano (2828) | 1-0 | 2020 | View game |
| Carlsen, M. (2882) | Ding Liren (2805) | ½-½ | 2019 | View game |
| Ding Liren (2806) | Carlsen, M. (2864) | ½-½ | 2022 | View game |
Recent club games in this line
Recent rated games at 1600-1800: not model games, just what actually happens at that rating.
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