B00 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Nimzowitsch Gambit

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1.e4Nc62.d4d53.Nc3dxe44.d5Ne5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Nimzowitsch Gambit89k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
44%40k50%
22%19k60%
20%18k63%
8.1%7.2k59%
3.3%2.9k54%
1.3%1.2k52%
0.3%27753%
0.2%20058%
0.1%11652%
0.1%10557%
Famous games in this line138 master games
Jobava, Ba (2705) – Oleksienko, M. (2622)20131–0Peng, Li Min (2496) – Li, Di (2552)2024½–½Dvoirys, Semen I (2570) – Yemelin, Vasily (2460)19960–1Sokolov, Ivan (2545) – Nikolic, Zivoslav (2440)19880–1Ostojic, Predrag (2480) – Knaak, Rainer (2500)19771–0Fernandes, Antonio (2490) – Damaso, Rui (2440)19980–1Huebner, Robert (2595) – Kiffmeyer, Constanz (2320)19790–1Sznapik, Aleksander (2365) – Lutikov, Anatoly S (2545)19720–1
Heroes of this opening Jobava, Ba · Yemelin, Vasily · Nikolic, Zivoslav · Ostojic, Predrag
Family
Nimzowitsch Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B00
Line
1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Ne5
GambitHypermodern
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