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Nimzowitsch Defense — opening family

43 catalogued lines · ECO B00–B00

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The shortest catalogued line of the family runs 1. e4 Nc6 — the position below. The continuation chips count how many catalogued lines extend this head with each next move; any branch can be explored on the interactive tree and played against the engine from there.

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Main continuations

All 43 lines

NameECOMain line length
Nimzowitsch DefenseB002 plies
Nimzowitsch DefenseB003 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Wheeler GambitB003 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Pseudo-Spanish VariationB003 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined VariationB003 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Woodchuck VariationB004 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Mikenas VariationB004 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Neo-Mongoloid DefenseB004 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy VariationB004 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian VariationB004 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams VariationB004 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: French ConnectionB004 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch VariationB004 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Pirc ConnectionB004 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado CountergambitB004 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Advance VariationB005 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer VariationB005 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow VariationB005 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Hornung GambitB005 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit AcceptedB005 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Heinola-Deppe GambitB006 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Erben GambitB006 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Brandics GambitB006 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Breyer VariationB006 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Vehre VariationB006 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, de Smet GambitB006 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Hammer GambitB006 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Herford GambitB006 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Aachen GambitB006 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Bielefelder GambitB006 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio DefenseB006 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow VariationB006 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Exchange VariationB006 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation, Marshall GambitB007 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Paulsen AttackB007 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Keres AttackB007 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Nimzowitsch GambitB008 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Riemann DefenseB008 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Main LineB008 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Richter GambitB009 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense, El Columpio GambitB0011 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense, Pin VariationB0011 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense, Exchange VariationB0011 plies