Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
8… Nc6+0.19
The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation (E54), reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4, Stockfish 18 recommends 8… Nc6 for Black. The position is roughly equal (+0.19).
Top engine moves
- +0.198… Nc6 9. a3 Ba5 10. dxc5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Ne4 13. a4
- +0.208… b6 9. a3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Bb7 11. Bd3 cxd4 12. exd4 Be4 13. Re1
- +0.238… cxd4 9. exd4 Nc6 10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 b6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Re1
Other move orders
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 cxd4 9. exd4
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation?
After 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 8… Nc6 for Black, continuing 9. a3 Ba5 10. dxc5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Ne4 13. a4. The position is roughly equal (+0.19). The next best moves are 8… b6 (+0.20) and 8… cxd4 (+0.23).
Is the Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.19: the position is roughly equal. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation?
E54. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; E is the volume for indian defenses.
Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).