Chess openings / Nimzowitsch Defense
Nimzowitsch Defense: Pseudo-Spanish Variation
Nimzowitsch Defense: Pseudo-Spanish Variation (B00) starts 1.e4 Nc6 2.Bb5. In 99 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 26% are drawn and Black wins 30%; the most played move is 2…Nf6 (24%).
1.e4 Nc6 2.Bb5
- ECO
- B00
- Games between strong players
- 99
- To move
- Black
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2…Nf6 | 24% (24) | – | |
| 2…Nd4 | 21% (21) | – | |
| 2…e5 | 19% (19) | – | |
| 2…d5 | 14% (14) | – | |
| 2…a6 | 10% (10) | – | |
| 2…e6 | 5% (5) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Nimzowitsch Defense 1.e4 Nc6
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: Kennedy Variation 1,313 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation 773 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation 679 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
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