Chess openings / Nimzowitsch Defense
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation (B00) starts 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5. In 5,464 games between strong players, White wins 19%, 57% are drawn and Black wins 25%; the most played move is 3.e5 (81%).
1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5
- ECO
- B00
- Games between strong players
- 5,464
- 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.e5 | 81% (4,399) | Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Advance Variation | |
| 3.exd5 | 11% (586) | – | |
| 3.Nc3 | 8% (439) | Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation | |
| 3.c4 | 1% (26) | – |
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: Williams Variation 2,018 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation 1,313 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation 679 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit 557 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit Accepted 439 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Mikenas Variation 404 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation 267 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Paulsen Attack 207 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Nimzowitsch Gambit 174 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Vehre Variation 170 games
- Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection 146 games
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