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Nimzowitsch Defense: Pirc Connection

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1.e4Nc62.Nc3g6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Nimzowitsch Defense: Pirc Connection56k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
29%16k52%
23%13k56%
18%10k52%
13%7.1k53%
4.9%2.8k49%
4.7%2.7k56%
3.3%1.8k50%
1.6%88648%
1%56253%
0.7%41848%
Famous games in this line26 master games
Howell, James C (2440) – Hoi, Carsten (2460)1989½–½Rothuis, Vincent (2442) – Kabanov, Nikolai (2442)20021–0Perez Rodriguez, Luis Manuel (2455) – Hoi, Carsten (2413)2006½–½Smith, Axel (2458) – Hoi, Carsten (2404)20080–1Thesing, Matthias (2438) – Buhmann, Rainer (2416)20011–0Mueller, Matthias (2378) – Buhmann, Rainer (2444)2001½–½Christensen, Tobias (2310) – Hoi, Carsten (2460)1989½–½Fries Nielsen, Niels Jorgen (2330) – Hoi, Carsten (2425)19820–1
Heroes of this opening Hoi, Carsten · Rothuis, Vincent · Thesing, Matthias
Family
Nimzowitsch Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B00
Line
1. e4 Nc6 2. Nc3 g6
FianchettoHypermodern
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