Opening · played as Black

Nimzo-Indian Defense

...Bb4 pins, doubles White's pawns, and fights for e4 without touching the center. Every major White system met with a clear plan.

A position this opening is aiming for.

You play
Black
Variations covered
50

The main line

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3

Some of the variations

…and 44 more in the trainer.

Train it

ChessReflex drills the branch points where a line splits rather than making you replay it move by move, so a repertoire this size is a handful of decisions instead of hundreds of moves. Free, and no account needed to start.

Open Nimzo-Indian Defense