Chess Openings - Nimzovitch Defense

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Previous position

Nimzovitch Defense

1.e4 Nc6

In addition to the normal 2.d4, an important transposition is 2.Nf3 e5, where White allows an Open game.

2...e5

1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Nce7

2...d5

1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.d5

Example game(s)

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