Chess opening · ECO E40
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System is catalogued under ECO code E40. It is reached after 4 moves (7 half-moves): 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3. After the last move it is Black to play. White opens 1. d4. It is a named variation of the Nimzo-Indian Defense, which has 99 catalogued lines in total. 7 deeper lines continue from here, listed below.
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- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein SystemE41
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg VariationE43
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal VariationE46
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg VariationE44
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal VariationE47
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg VariationE43
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg VariationE43
More Nimzo-Indian Defense lines
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch VariationE20
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights VariationE21
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielmann VariationE22
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch VariationE24
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical VariationE32