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Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit Accepted

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1.e4Nc62.Nf3f53.exf5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit Accepted461k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
92%425k52%
4%18k47%
2.8%13k48%
0.8%3.6k51%
0.1%60944%
0.1%27341%
0%16636%
0%16134%
0%11839%
0%5551%
Famous games in this line136 master games
Bologan, Viktor (2695) – Schneider, Ilja (2515)20101–0Guseinov, Gadir (2602) – Teske, Henrik (2542)20101–0Zvjaginsev, V. (2660) – Schneider, Il (2481)20151–0Grandelius, N. (2666) – Hector, J. (2465)2021½–½Movsesian, Sergei (2723) – Lammers, Markus (2395)20111–0Hracek, Zbynek (2613) – Schneider, Ilja (2486)20091–0Onischuk, V. (2612) – Schneider, Il (2481)20150–1Bok, B. (2591) – Teske, H. (2475)20151–0
Heroes of this opening Bologan, Viktor · Guseinov, Gadir · Zvjaginsev, V. · Movsesian, Sergei
Family
Nimzowitsch Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B00
Line
1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 f5 3. exf5
GambitHypermodern
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