B00 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Paulsen Attack

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1.e4Nc62.d4e53.dxe5Nxe54.Nf3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Paulsen Attack315k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
49%153k44%
18%57k45%
8.5%27k48%
7%22k43%
6%19k43%
4.7%15k45%
3.5%11k42%
1.3%4.0k27%
0.7%2.1k44%
0.6%1.9k40%
Famous games in this line159 master games
So, W. (2778) – Carlsen, M. (2855)2021½–½So, Wesley (2770) – Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2778)20201–0Huebner, Robert (2620) – Hort, Vlastimil (2615)1984½–½Kudrin, Sergey (2570) – Miles, Anthony J (2580)19890–1Garcia, Gildardo (2540) – Miles, Anthony J (2600)19940–1Garcia, Gildardo (2520) – Miles, Anthony J (2615)19950–1Bruzon Batista, L. (2605) – Fernandez, Dan SIN (2524)2023½–½Asis Gargatagli, H. (2487) – Anton Guijarro, D. (2635)2015½–½
Heroes of this opening Miles, Anthony J · So, Wesley
Family
Nimzowitsch Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B00
Line
1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Nxe5 4. Nf3
AggressiveHypermodern
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