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Nimzowitsch Defense

The Nimzowitsch Defense starts 1. e4 Nc6. The opening book names 40 variations of it, under ECO B00.

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All 40 Nimzowitsch Defense variations

  • B00Breyer Variation1. e4 Nc6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d4 e5
  • B00Colorado Countergambit1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 f5
  • B00Colorado Countergambit Accepted1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 f5 3. exf5
  • B00Declined Variation1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3
  • B00El Columpio Defense1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Ng4
  • B00El Columpio Defense, El Columpio Gambit1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Ng4 4. d4 d6 5. h3 Nh6 6. e6
  • B00El Columpio Defense, Exchange Variation1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Ng4 4. d4 d6 5. h3 Nh6 6. exd6
  • B00El Columpio Defense, Pin Variation1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Ng4 4. d4 d6 5. h3 Nh6 6. Bb5
  • B00Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e6
  • B00French Connection1. e4 Nc6 2. Nc3 e6
  • B00Hornung Gambit1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Be3
  • B00Kennedy Variation1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5
  • B00Kennedy Variation, Bielefelder Gambit1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Bc5
  • B00Kennedy Variation, Hammer Gambit1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 f6
  • B00Kennedy Variation, Herford Gambit1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Qh4
  • B00Kennedy Variation, Keres Attack1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Nxe5 4. Nc3
  • B00Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. d5
  • B00Kennedy Variation, Main Line1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Nxe5 4. f4 Ng6
  • B00Kennedy Variation, Paulsen Attack1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Nxe5 4. Nf3
  • B00Kennedy Variation, Riemann Defense1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Nxe5 4. f4 Nc6
  • B00Kennedy Variation, de Smet Gambit1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 d6
  • B00Mikenas Variation1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d6
  • B00Neo-Mongoloid Defense1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 f6
  • B00Pirc Connection1. e4 Nc6 2. Nc3 g6
  • B00Pseudo-Spanish Variation1. e4 Nc6 2. Bb5
  • B00Scandinavian Variation1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5
  • B00Scandinavian Variation, Aachen Gambit1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Nb4
  • B00Scandinavian Variation, Advance Variation1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. e5
  • B00Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 (also reached by 1 other move order)
  • B00Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Brandics Gambit1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 a6
  • B00Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Erben Gambit1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6
  • B00Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Heinola-Deppe Gambit1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 e5
  • B00Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Nimzowitsch Gambit1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Ne5
  • B00Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Richter Gambit1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Nb8 5. f3
  • B00Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Vehre Variation1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6
  • B00Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5
  • B00Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation, Marshall Gambit1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3
  • B00Wheeler Gambit1. e4 Nc6 2. b4
  • B00Williams Variation1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6
  • B00Woodchuck Variation1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 a6

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