Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › Nimzowitsch Defense › Declined Variation › Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense › Exchange Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Nimzowitsch Defense B00
- Declined Variation B00
- Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense B00
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Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense, Exchange Variation
Overview
Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense, Exchange Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as 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.
It is reached after 11 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Ng4 4. d4 d6 5. h3 Nh6 6. exd6.
It is a variation of Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B00
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 11
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Statistics from Lichess
2,696 games · White 51.8% / Draw 4.7% / Black 43.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Qxd6 | 1,822 | |
| cxd6 | 561 | |
| exd6 | 307 | |
| Nf5 | 2 | |
| g6 | 2 | |
| Qd7 | 1 | |
| a6 | 1 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:23:50
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