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Nimzowitsch Defense: Nf3
ECO B00
335M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation: e5
ECO B00
74M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation: Nf3
ECO B00
45M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense
ECO B00
24M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Nc3
ECO B00
16M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation
ECO B00
11M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Variation: d4
ECO B00
7M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation
ECO B00
7M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation
ECO B00
4M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Advance Variation
ECO B00
4M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation
ECO B00
2M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: d4
ECO B00
2M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation: d5
ECO B00
2M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Advance Variation: e6
ECO B00
2M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation
ECO B00
2M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation: e5
ECO B00
2M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation: e6
ECO B00
2M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation
ECO B00
1M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation: exd5
ECO B00
1M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Variation
ECO B00
1M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Mikenas Variation
ECO B00
1M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation: d6
ECO B00
1M games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation: d5
ECO B00
956K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Bc4
ECO B00
954K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation: Nf3
ECO B00
867K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Pseudo-Spanish Variation
ECO B00
759K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation: Nd4
ECO B00
749K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation: Nc3
ECO B00
742K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Advance Variation: Bf5
ECO B00
727K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation
ECO B00
720K games
Gambits
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, de Smet Gambit
ECO B00
592K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation: dxe5
ECO B00
592K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation: d4
ECO B00
536K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Mikenas Variation: Nf3
ECO B00
536K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection
ECO B00
468K games
Gambits
Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit
ECO B00
406K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation: Nce7
ECO B00
395K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Mikenas Variation: Nc3
ECO B00
341K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation: Nf6
ECO B00
282K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation: Nc3
ECO B00
250K games
Gambits
Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit Accepted
ECO B00
215K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation: f5
ECO B00
215K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: f4
ECO B00
211K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Vehre Variation
ECO B00
206K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation: Bc4
ECO B00
196K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation: Nc3
ECO B00
168K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Breyer Variation
ECO B00
167K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Advance Variation: f6
ECO B00
147K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Variation: Bc4
ECO B00
114K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation: Nb4
ECO B00
114K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Woodchuck Variation
ECO B00
91K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Bb5
ECO B00
85K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense
ECO B00
84K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation: c3
ECO B00
74K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation: Bc4
ECO B00
68K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Pirc Connection
ECO B00
66K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Mikenas Variation: d5
ECO B00
59K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation: c3
ECO B00
58K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation: Be3
ECO B00
48K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation: Bb5
ECO B00
47K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Neo-Mongoloid Defense
ECO B00
45K games
Gambits
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Heinola-Deppe Gambit
ECO B00
45K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation: c4
ECO B00
44K games
Gambits
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Bielefelder Gambit
ECO B00
39K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Mikenas Variation: c4
ECO B00
36K games
Gambits
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Hammer Gambit
ECO B00
28K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation: c3
ECO B00
26K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Variation: Bb5
ECO B00
24K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Variation: Nc3
ECO B00
23K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation: Na5
ECO B00
20K games
Gambits
Nimzowitsch Defense: Hornung Gambit
ECO B00
16K games
Gambits
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Aachen Gambit
ECO B00
15K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation: Nb8
ECO B00
8K games
Gambits
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Brandics Gambit
ECO B00
4K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Advance Variation: a6
ECO B00
3K games
Gambits
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Erben Gambit
ECO B00
3K games
Gambits
Nimzowitsch Defense: Wheeler Gambit
ECO B00
2K games
Gambits
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Herford Gambit
ECO B00
2K games
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Mikenas Variation: Bb5
ECO B00
1K games
Frequently asked questions about the Nimzowitsch Defense
What is the nimzowitsch in chess?
The Nimzowitsch is a chess opening family with 79 variations covered on Chessy. Over 571 million Lichess games have reached these positions across all rating levels.