Nimzowitsch Defence

Nimzowitsch Defence
	a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h
	Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) r1bqkb1r/1pp1pppp/p4n2/3P4/1nBP4/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQK1NR w
	Moves: 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 a6 4. exd5 Nb4 5. Bc4 Nf6

White now has a number of viable options against black. 6. Bg5 Bg4 7. f3 Bf5 8. Bb3 Nbxd5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 and White cannot easily prove an advantage. 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. Bb3 Nbxd5 8. Nxd5 Nxd5 9. Bg3 e6 with equality. 6. Nf3 Bf5 7. Bb3 Nbxd5 8. Nxd5 Nxd5 9. 0-0 e6 is also equal.

References

Wikipedia has related information at Nimzowitsch Defence.

Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.

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Chess Opening Theory

1. e4 e5
Open games

2. Nf3

2...Nc6

3. Bb5
Spanish

Berlin →
- Anti-Berlin
- Beverwijk
- L'Hermet → Berlin Wall

Morphy →
- Exchange
- Closed → Marshall
- Open
- Arkhangelsk
- Anderssen
- Mackenzie

3. Bc4
Italian

Giuoco Piano →
- Evans gambit
- Giuoco pianissimo
- Rosentreter
- Jerome ??

Two knights defence →
- Open
- Knight attack →
  - Fried liver
  - Polerio

Anti-fried liver ?!
Blackburne shilling ?

3. Nc3
Three knights

Four knights
- Glek
- Italian
- Scotch → Belgrade
- Spanish
- Naroditsky !?
- Halloween ?!
Steinitz
Schlechter

Other

2...Nf6
Russian

2...d6
Philidor

Other

2. f4
King's gambit

2...exf4
Accepted

King's knight →
- Kieseritzky
- Schallop
- Modern
- Fischer
- Lolli ?
- Muzio ?
Bishop's →
- Cozio

Other
Declined

2. Nc3
Vienna

Falkbeer →
Max Lange

Other

1. e4 c5
Sicilian

2. Nf3

2...Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4

2...Nc6 other

2...d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4

Dragon →
- Levenfish attack
- Yugoslav attack
Dragondorf
Kupreichik
Najdorf →
Scheveningen

2...d6 other

2...e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4

French, Normal
Kan
Kveinis
Paulsen-Basman
Taimanov →
- Bastrikov →
  English attack
- Szén →
  Garry Gambit

2...e6 other

Others

Anti-Sicilians

1. e4 e6
French

1. e4 c6
Caro-Kann

1. e4 other

Barnes ?
Borg ?
Corn stalk ??
Duras ??
1...b5 ??

1. d4 d5
Closed games

2. c4
Queen's gambit

2. Nc3

2. other

1. d4 Nf6
Indian

2. c4 e6

2. c4 g6

King's Indian →
Grünfeld

2. c4 other

2. Nf3

2. other:

1. d4 f5
Dutch

1. d4 ...other:

Flank

Unorthodox

a3
Na3
a4
b4
c3
Nc3
d3
e3
f3
h3
Nh3
h4

Nimzowitsch Defence
a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) r1bqkb1r/1pp1pppp/p4n2/3P4/1nBP4/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQK1NR w
Moves: 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 a6 4. exd5 Nb4 5. Bc4 Nf6

Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...Nc6/2. d4/2...d5/3. Nc3/3...a6/4. exd5/4...Nb4/5. Bc4/5...Nf6

Nimzowitsch Defence

References