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Queens or Nimzo Indian

I am shaping a repertoir as WHITE at the moment and was wondering if after 1.d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 i should play 3. Nc3 or Nf3 to invite the Nimzo with the first or to make them go for Queens/Bogo Indian or to transpose into a QG with the later

Which of the two is generally more open and dynamic?
Because i want to choose the one that will give me the more open game.
Thanks in advance
There are some nice sound gambits in queens indian but still black can get nimzo-like position through BOGO if u want open positions I suggest you to play e4 but out of nc3 nf3 I would reccomend nf3
im my experience with the nimzo from blacks side its generally very closed and lots of jockeying around... if you want open games try the queens gambit as white or a kings pawn game... the english opening is also a choice but it all depends on how your opponent will respond but generally its like a semi open opening or could be it all depends on how you and your opponent play
@Mahith1708
I want to focus on one opening only for white for now and so I chose d4 because my results are better with it and there is not as much theory as in 1.e4.

@Darksouls
With the English i feel like it's just d4 with two extra openings (Symetrical and c4 e5 English)

But so far both of you tended more towards nf3 i think, so thank you for your answers
@jesgluckner yeah i would prefer nf3 over nc3 i feel like playing nc3 too soon can cause problems like if you need to play c4 or c3 and the knight is blocking it.. you could also try a kings indian ... but again it uses nf3 and the other usually goes to d2
@jesgluckner Had you considered Veresov attack 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 as the most venomous response against majority of Indian defenses? White has simple plan in Veresov: put pressure against black's knight with Bg5 and go for Saemisch like setup with f3, e4, castling queenside.
@kalnap i have played it a couple of times in blitz and bullet
but i don't like it for longer games, or at least not as my main repertoir because it's not that sound
If you're looking for dynamic and open then go for the Nimzo probably with 4.Qc2.

Queen's Indian positions tend to be closed/have early simplifications.
Oh i forgot that there is also the Catalan to consider, any thoughts on it?

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