Nimzo-Indian Defense: Ragozin Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O dxc4
The Nimzo-Indian Defense: Ragozin Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO E51, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O dxc4. It is a line of the Nimzo-Indian Defense. White is to move.
This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.
Engine evaluation: +0.46 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 8. Bxc4 b6 9. Bd2 Bb7 10. Qe2 Na5)
- ECO
- E51
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
r1bq1rk1/ppp2ppp/2n1pn2/8/1bpP4/2NBPN2/PP3PPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 8- PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O dxc4
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Master games
4 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 50%, draw 0%, Black 50%). The strongest:
- GM David Navara (2739) – GM Ivan Ivanisevic (2638) 1-0 · 18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017 · 2017-06-08
- GM Milos Pavlovic (2472) – GM Ivan Ivanisevic (2622) 0-1 · 2nd Gligoric Cup 2014 · 2014-12-09
- IM Zhanat Saiyn (2405) – CM Arystanbek Urazayev (2377) 0-1 · World Youth Open U18 2016 · 2016-09-29
- Martin Scotti (1943) – Andreas Urbaniak (1697) 1-0 · Reykjavik Open 2026 · 2026-03-29
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Comes from
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Ragozin Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O
More Nimzo-Indian Defense lines (all)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense (3. Nc3 Bb4) E20
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Dilworth Gambit E20
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation E20
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Mikenas Attack E20
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation (3… Bb4 4. g3) E20
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation (5… O-O 6. Bg2) E20
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation, English Hybrid E20
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation E21
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation, Euwe Variation E21
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation, Korchnoi Variation E21
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation, Shocron Gambit E21
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielmann Variation E22
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.