Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › Nimzowitsch Defense › Nimzowitsch Defense › Scandinavian Variation › Exchange Variation
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- King's Pawn Game B00
- Nimzowitsch Defense B00
- Nimzowitsch Defense B00
- Scandinavian Variation B00
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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation
Overview
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, 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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5, after 6 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Marshall Gambit.
Step through the moves on the interactive board below, review the live Lichess statistics, or play this position against Stockfish at one of six difficulty levels.
- ECO code
- B00
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 6
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
2,422,673 games · White 48.1% / Draw 4.7% / Black 47.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 1,478,669 | |
| Be3 | 321,009 | |
| c3 | 292,487 | |
| Nc3 | 229,802 | |
| c4 | 72,399 | |
| Ne2 | 15,705 | |
| h3 | 2,910 | |
| f4 | 2,328 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:18:14
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