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Nimzowitsch Defense

Black develops a knight to the queen's side and puts pressure on the center without a pawn.

2 openings · 6 lines

Nimzowitsch Defense

You play WhiteECO code B00Difficulty: Medium6 moves to learn

Lines

  1. 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3
  2. 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Nxe5 4. f4
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Nimzowitsch Defense

You play Black1. e4ECO code B00Difficulty: Medium8 moves to learn

Lines

  1. 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d4 e5
  2. 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Ne5
  3. 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5
  4. 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6
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