Nimzowitsch Defense (님초비치 방어)

한국어

The Nimzowitsch Defense family holds 43 lines. The boards below follow its shortest line from the first move.

The Korean name in brackets is ours, not an official translation. The original name is English.

Main line

1. e4 Nc6

One move per board, left to right. The two outlined squares are the move just played.

1. e4
1… Nc6

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Nimzowitsch Defense (B00)

1. e4 Nc6

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Variations in this family

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  1. B00Nimzowitsch Defense2 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6

  2. B00Nimzowitsch Defense3 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4

  3. B00Declined Variation3 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3

  4. B00Pseudo-Spanish Variation3 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. Bb5

  5. B00Wheeler Gambit3 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. b4

  6. B00Colorado Countergambit4 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 f5

  7. B00Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation4 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e6

  8. B00French Connection4 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. Nc3 e6

  9. B00Kennedy Variation4 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5

  10. B00Mikenas Variation4 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d6

  11. B00Neo-Mongoloid Defense4 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 f6

  12. B00Pirc Connection4 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. Nc3 g6

  13. B00Scandinavian Variation4 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5

  14. B00Williams Variation4 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6

  15. B00Woodchuck Variation4 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 a6

  16. B00Colorado Countergambit Accepted5 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 f5 3. exf5

  17. B00Hornung Gambit5 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Be3

  18. B00Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation5 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. d5

  19. B00Scandinavian Variation, Advance Variation5 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. e5

  20. B00Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation5 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3

  21. B00Breyer Variation6 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d4 e5

  22. B00El Columpio Defense6 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Ng4

  23. B00Kennedy Variation, Bielefelder Gambit6 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Bc5

  24. B00Kennedy Variation, de Smet Gambit6 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 d6

  25. B00Kennedy Variation, Hammer Gambit6 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 f6

  26. B00Kennedy Variation, Herford Gambit6 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Qh4

  27. B00Scandinavian Variation, Aachen Gambit6 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Nb4

  28. B00Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation6 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4

  29. B00Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Brandics Gambit6 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 a6

  30. B00Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Erben Gambit6 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6

  31. B00Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Heinola-Deppe Gambit6 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 e5

  32. B00Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Vehre Variation6 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6

  33. B00Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation6 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5

  34. B00Kennedy Variation, Keres Attack7 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Nxe5 4. Nc3

  35. B00Kennedy Variation, Paulsen Attack7 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Nxe5 4. Nf3

  36. B00Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation, Marshall Gambit7 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3

  37. B00Kennedy Variation, Main Line8 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Nxe5 4. f4 Ng6

  38. B00Kennedy Variation, Riemann Defense8 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Nxe5 4. f4 Nc6

  39. B00Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Nimzowitsch Gambit8 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Ne5

  40. B00Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Richter Gambit9 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Nb8 5. f3

  41. B00El Columpio Defense, El Columpio Gambit11 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Ng4 4. d4 d6 5. h3 Nh6 6. e6

  42. B00El Columpio Defense, Exchange Variation11 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Ng4 4. d4 d6 5. h3 Nh6 6. exd6

  43. B00El Columpio Defense, Pin Variation11 movesPlay this line

    1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Ng4 4. d4 d6 5. h3 Nh6 6. Bb5

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Data collected on 2026-09-07. The original is published as a public domain data set.