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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Advance Variation

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Overview

Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Advance 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.

The line arises from 5 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. e5.

It is a variation of Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
B00
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
5
Parent
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation

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Statistics from Lichess

2,771,758 games · White 49.0% / Draw 4.1% / Black 46.9%

MovesGamesW / D / B
Bf51,782,283
f6445,991
e6346,921
a655,134
g637,570
h518,746
Be617,868
Nh612,656

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:05:47

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