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Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense

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1.e4Nc62.Nf3Nf63.e5Ng4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense54k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
90%48k56%
4.6%2.5k46%
1.7%90443%
1.1%59851%
0.6%29745%
0.4%24155%
0.4%23046%
0.4%18949%
0.3%14643%
0.2%9953%
Famous games in this line62 master games
Ni, Hua (2710)Kristjansson, Stefan (2474)20081–0Areshchenko, Alexander (2673)Kristjansson, Stefan (2472)20091–0Zhang, Zhong (2634)Gonzales, Jayson (2454)20071–0Larino Nieto, David (2487)Arribas Lopez, Angel (2467)20121–0Jones, Gawain C (2561)Smirnov, Vladimir (2392)20101–0Haznedaroglu, Kivanc (2436)Kristjansson, Stefan (2474)20080–1Martin del Campo, Roberto (2420)Kristjansson, Stefan (2474)2008½–½Nouri, Hamed (2363)Gonzales, Jayson (2524)20080–1
Heroes of this opening Ni, Hua · Areshchenko, Alexander · Zhang, Zhong · Larino Nieto, David
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B00
Line
1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Ng4
Hypermodern
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