Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Herford Gambit B00

B — Semi-open games · Family: Nimzowitsch Defense · basic reference page

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Qh4

Position after 6 half-moves — White to move.
White holds a material edge worth 1 points.
Family “Nimzowitsch Defense” contains 43 recorded variation(s) here.

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Variations of this family

Name	ECO	Main line length
Nimzowitsch Defense	B00	2 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense	B00	3 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Breyer Variation	B00	6 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit	B00	4 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit Accepted	B00	5 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation	B00	3 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense	B00	6 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense, El Columpio Gambit	B00	11 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense, Exchange Variation	B00	11 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense, Pin Variation	B00	11 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation	B00	4 plies
Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection	B00	4 plies

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