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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Advance Variation

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1.e4Nc62.d4d53.e5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Advance Variation2.6M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
64%1.7M50%
16%407k49%
13%337k44%
2.1%53k49%
1.4%36k46%
0.7%17k41%
0.6%16k51%
0.5%12k47%
0.4%11k43%
0.4%11k46%
Famous games in this line495 master games
Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2784) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)2020½–½Aronian, L. (2782) – Carlsen, M. (2855)20211–0Caruana, F. (2794) – Carlsen, M. (2830)20230–1Anand, V. (2783) – Rapport, R. (2686)2018½–½Karjakin, Sergey (2752) – Dubov, Daniil (2699)20201–0Karjakin, Sergey (2753) – Maghsoodloo, Parham (2688)20181–0Robson, R. (2682) – Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo (2591)20220–1Wang Hao (2701) – Tsydypov, Z. (2514)20251–0
Heroes of this opening Karjakin, Sergey · Aronian, L. · Carlsen, M. · Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo
Family
Nimzowitsch Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B00
Line
1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. e5
Hypermodern
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