Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...Nc6/2. d4/2...e5
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Nimzowitsch Defence | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 |
Nimzowitsch Defence
editThis line after 2...e5 is called the Kennedy Variation. It isn't very popular because the main two white options secure a nice advantage. These include 3.dxe5 Nxe5 4.f4! which kicks around the knight and 3.d5 Nce7 4.c4 where white gets a substantial space advantage
Theory table
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1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5
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dxe5 Nxe5 |
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Scotch Game by transposition |
Nf3 exd4 |
= | ||||||||
d5 Nce7 |
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Kennedy, Linkspringer Variation | d5 Nce7 |
Nf3 d6 |
Nc3 a6 |
Be2 h6 |
0-0 g5 |
a4 b6 |
b4 Ng6 |
g3 Bg7 |
a5 b5 |
+= |
References
edit- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.