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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Heinola-Deppe Gambit

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Overview

Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Heinola-Deppe 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.

Play reaches this position via 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 e5, after 6 plies of opening development.

The line refines Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow 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
Parent
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation

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Statistics from Lichess

23,166 games · White 51.0% / Draw 5.1% / Black 43.9%

MovesGamesW / D / B
exd512,087
dxe56,001
Bb51,923
Nxd51,753
Nf3843
Be3255
f3140
f461

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:18:08

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