Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation
ECO: B00Semi-Open Games1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5
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About the Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation
The Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation is a line of the Nimzowitsch Defense, catalogued under ECO code B00 in the Semi-Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The Nimzowitsch Defense has 43 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
Where the line goes next
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer VariationB00 · 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Bielefelder GambitB00 · 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.dxe5 Bc5
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, de Smet GambitB00 · 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.dxe5 d6
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Hammer GambitB00 · 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.dxe5 f6
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Herford GambitB00 · 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.dxe5 Qh4
Other lines of the Nimzowitsch Defense
- Nimzowitsch DefenseB00 · 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined VariationB00 · 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Pseudo-Spanish VariationB00 · 1.e4 Nc6 2.Bb5
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Wheeler GambitB00 · 1.e4 Nc6 2.b4
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado CountergambitB00 · 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 f5
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch VariationB00 · 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 e6
- Nimzowitsch Defense: French ConnectionB00 · 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nc3 e6
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Mikenas VariationB00 · 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d6