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Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Variation
Overview
Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams 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 4 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6.
It is a variation of Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined 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
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
1,467,638 games · White 49.4% / Draw 5.0% / Black 45.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d4 | 785,455 | |
| Bc4 | 247,485 | |
| Bb5 | 170,394 | |
| Nc3 | 127,933 | |
| c3 | 40,761 | |
| h3 | 39,648 | |
| d3 | 19,608 | |
| Be2 | 10,781 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:58:30
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