Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › Nimzowitsch Defense › Nimzowitsch Defense › Kennedy Variation › Herford Gambit
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Nimzowitsch Defense B00
- Nimzowitsch Defense B00
- Kennedy Variation B00
- Herford Gambit B00 you are here
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Herford Gambit
Overview
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Herford Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO B00, Semi-Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
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 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Qh4.
The line refines Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B00
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 6
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Statistics from Lichess
4,281 games · White 55.3% / Draw 3.5% / Black 41.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 2,151 | |
| Nf3 | 1,257 | |
| Bd3 | 488 | |
| Nd2 | 86 | |
| Qd5 | 85 | |
| Qe2 | 56 | |
| g3 | 31 | |
| Qf3 | 30 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:17:49
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