ECO B00 · Nimzowitsch Defense

Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation

The position after 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3.

Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation 3 half-moves in · 3 named continuations

B00

8♜

♝

♛

♚

♝

♞

♜

7♟

♟

♞

♙

♘

2♙

♙

a1♖

b♘

c♗

d♕

e♔

f♗

h♖

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3

3 named

d6 Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Variation B00
e6 Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation B00
f5 Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit B00

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Walks the same position move by move, and plays on against Moonforge.

Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation is filed under ECO B00, a variation of Nimzowitsch Defense. It is the position after 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 — 3 half-moves in, with Black to move. From here theory names 3 continuations: d6, e6, f5.