Chess — Nimzowitsch Defense B00 : opening moves and positions
Chess · ECO B00
An ECO code groups opening lines, not one forced position. Step through legal notation from the CC0 Lichess dataset. This is a study viewer, without engine evaluation or a claim that a line is best.
1. e4 Nc6
FEN: r1bqkbnr/pppppppp/2n5/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 1 2
Source data · B00
83 PGN · 83 FEN · Opening line: 12
- Nimzowitsch Defense:
1. e4 Nc6 - Nimzowitsch Defense:
1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 - Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation:
1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 - Nimzowitsch Defense: Pseudo-Spanish Variation:
1. e4 Nc6 2. Bb5 - Nimzowitsch Defense: Wheeler Gambit:
1. e4 Nc6 2. b4 - Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit:
1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 f5 - Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation:
1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e6 - Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection:
1. e4 Nc6 2. Nc3 e6 - Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation:
1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 - Nimzowitsch Defense: Mikenas Variation:
1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d6 - Nimzowitsch Defense: Neo-Mongoloid Defense:
1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 f6 - Nimzowitsch Defense: Pirc Connection:
1. e4 Nc6 2. Nc3 g6
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Using this reference
For Nimzowitsch Defense, start at the first position and step through the moves rather than memorizing the final board. After each move, look for the piece that moved and the squares it now influences. The same opening name can cover several branches, so use the selected line’s move order as your reference.
The final position in the viewer is where this recorded line ends, not a verdict on the position. Choose another listed branch to see where the paths separate. The viewer displays legal source moves; it does not provide an engine evaluation or establish a forced continuation.
Sources and scope
Public source snapshot; changes after this version may differ. 2026-11-03
chess-a · CC0
chess-b · CC0
chess-c · CC0
chess-d · CC0
chess-e · CC0