Openings/Nimzowitsch Defense
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Nimzowitsch Gambit B00
1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Ne5
48 tournament games from this position · White wins 52%, draws 17%, Black wins 31%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qd4 | 22 | 68% 27% | 2121 | 2025 |
| Bf4 | 19 | 47% 32% 21% | 2133 | 2025 |
| Nxe4 | 4 | 25% 75% | 2025 | 2024 |
| f3 | 2 | 100% | 2016 | 2017 |
| Qh5 | 1 | 100% | 2019 | 2019 |
Top games
| Shankland, S2709–Jumabayev, R2637 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2021 | 2021 |
| Jobava, Ba2705–Oleksienko, M2622 | 1-0 | Al-Ain Classic Open A 2013 | 2013 |
| Peng, Li Min2496–Li, Di2552 | ½-½ | 15th Hainan Danzhou GM | 2024 |
| Gavrilov, Al12452–Karttunen, M2457 | 1-0 | 23rd Heart of FIN | 2013 |
| Bezgodov, A2497–Egorov, E2361 | 0-1 | Pavlodar Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Kiik, K2409–Vlasenko, M2415 | 0-1 | 27th Heart of Finland Op | 2017 |
| Nguyen Anh Dung2491–Nguyen Hoang Nam12188 | 1-0 | 8th HD Bank Cup 2018 | 2018 |
| Nemeth, Mi12468–Welz, Tho2207 | ½-½ | 29th ECC Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Oros, R2302–Bykovskiy, Oleg2368 | 0-1 | 34th Mukachevo Rating IM | 2017 |
| Shkurikhin, I2398–Gankin, S2254 | 0-1 | 16th Izmailov Mem | 2012 |
Nimzowitsch Defense variations
Nimzowitsch DefenseB00Nimzowitsch DefenseB00Wheeler GambitB00Declined VariationB00Pseudo-Spanish VariationB00Kennedy VariationB00Mikenas VariationB00Neo-Mongoloid DefenseB00Scandinavian VariationB00Woodchuck VariationB00Colorado CountergambitB00Franco-Nimzowitsch VariationB00French ConnectionB00Pirc ConnectionB00Williams VariationB00Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer VariationB00Scandinavian Variation, Advance VariationB00Hornung GambitB00Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow VariationB00Colorado Countergambit AcceptedB00Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Brandics GambitB00Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Erben GambitB00Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Heinola-Deppe GambitB00Breyer VariationB00