E26 is the opening Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation of the volume E · Indian defences: 11 half-moves to the position in the diagram, 2 variations in the ECO table.
What the games say
246 games in the collections, from 1930 to 2022. Mean rating of the games with ratings: 2423.
White wins 30 %, draws 31 %, Black wins 39 %
Most games: Geller, Efim P (7), Szabo, Laszlo (7), Gligoric, Svetozar (6), Vladimirov, Boris T (6), Berczes, David (5)
All 2 variations
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 e6 3.♘c3 ♗b4 4.a3 ♗xc3+ 5.bxc3 c5 6.e3
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, O'Kelly Variation 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 e6 3.♘c3 ♗b4 4.a3 ♗xc3+ 5.bxc3 c5 6.e3 b6