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- King's Pawn Game B00
- Nimzowitsch Defense B00
- Declined Variation B00
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Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense
Overview
Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B00.
The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Ng4, after 6 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
3 named variations grow from this line, including El Columpio Gambit, Exchange Variation, Pin Variation.
Use the board to walk through every move, check how the position has scored on Lichess, or take it head-to-head against Stockfish.
- ECO code
- B00
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 6
- Direct variations
- 3
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Statistics from Lichess
60,493 games · White 52.7% / Draw 4.3% / Black 43.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d4 | 54,799 | |
| h3 | 2,545 | |
| Bc4 | 931 | |
| Qe2 | 646 | |
| Bb5 | 302 | |
| c4 | 276 | |
| Nc3 | 251 | |
| Be2 | 190 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:17:40
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