Tree path 4 levels Nimzo-Indian Defense › Classical Variation › Berlin Variation › Steiner Variation
E38

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation, Steiner Variation

Open in Lichess
Share: X Reddit Telegram Facebook
Play from here → Click pieces to play, or use ← / → arrows.

Overview

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation, Steiner Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E38.

The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.

The line arises from 10 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc3+.

It is a variation of Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Nimzo-Indian Defense.

Step through the moves on the interactive board below, review the live Lichess statistics, or play this position against Stockfish at one of six difficulty levels.

ECO code
E38
Group
Indian Defenses (E)
Plies
10
Parent
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation

This overview is generated automatically from the opening's metadata. A more detailed, human-written description is on the way — and you can speed it up by suggesting one yourself.

Statistics from Lichess

Loading…

Description

Write a description

Markdown supported (headings ###, bold, lists, links). Submissions are reviewed before publishing.