Chess openings / Nimzowitsch Defense
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation (B00) starts 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5. In 1,313 games between strong players, White wins 40%, 23% are drawn and Black wins 37%; the most played move is 3.d5 (52%).
1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5
- ECO
- B00
- Games between strong players
- 1,313
- To move
- White
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.d5 | 52% (679) | Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation | |
| 3.dxe5 | 32% (415) | – | |
| 3.Nf3 | 15% (191) | – | |
| 3.c3 | 2% (26) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Nimzowitsch Defense 1.e4 Nc6
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation 679 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Paulsen Attack 207 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, de Smet Gambit 123 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Riemann Defense 105 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Keres Attack 54 games
More Nimzowitsch Defense lines
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation 6,366 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation 5,464 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Advance Variation 4,399 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Variation 2,018 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation 773 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit 557 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation 509 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit Accepted 439 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Mikenas Variation 404 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation 267 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Nimzowitsch Gambit 174 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Vehre Variation 170 games
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