Openings/Nimzowitsch Defense
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Vehre Variation B00
1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6
91 tournament games from this position · White wins 46%, draws 24%, Black wins 30%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e5 | 89 | 46% 25% 29% | 2215 | 2026 |
| exd5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1951 | 2019 |
Top games
| Motylev, A2640–Schneider, Il2500 | 1-0 | European Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Nurgaliyev, Sauat2387–Nihal, Sarin2687 | 0-1 | IV Menorca Open A 2025 | 2025 |
| Pridorozhni, A2565–Hasangatin, R2496 | 1-0 | ch-RUS Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Kovalenko, I2657–Vlassov, N2401 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Zeller, F2419–Bauer, Ch2637 | 0-1 | TCh-SUI 2013 | 2013 |
| Xu, Xiangyu2390–Bauer, Ch2624 | 1-0 | 12th Vandoeuvre Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Nitin, S2414–Heberla, B2570 | 1-0 | GRENKE Chess Open 2018 | 2018 |
| Shyam, N2448–Karthik, V42527 | ½-½ | 56th ch-IND 2018 | 2018 |
| Iljiushenok, I2522–Vlasenko, M2433 | 1-0 | St.Petersburg Summer Open | 2017 |
| Bellia, F2447–Movsziszian, K2485 | ½-½ | World Senior Teams +50 | 2019 |
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