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Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation

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1.e4Nc62.Nf3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation8.5M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation44%3.7M47%
16%1.3M53%
Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Variation12%1.0M48%
Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit9.9%839k53%
5.9%503k48%
Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation5.8%494k47%
3%253k49%
2.5%215k43%
1%88k46%
0.3%26k39%
Famous games in this line4.0k master games
Ding, Liren (2791) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)20201–0Aronian, Levon (2773) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)20200–1Anand, V. (2782) – Carlsen, M. (2837)2017½–½Svidler, Peter (2765) – Aronian, Levon (2752)20060–1Kasimdzhanov, R. (2676) – Carlsen, M. (2827)2017½–½Movsesian, S. (2647) – Carlsen, M. (2837)20170–1Guseinov, G. (2645) – Carlsen, M. (2832)20170–1Guseinov, G. (2645) – Carlsen, M. (2832)2017½–½
Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · Ding, Liren · Aronian, Levon
Family
Nimzowitsch Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B00
Line
1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3
Hypermodern
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Go deeper — named lines from here
Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Variation2…d6Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit2…f5 · 1 deeper lineNimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation2…e6Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit Accepted2…f5 3.exf5
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