Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Hammer Gambit
ECO: B00Semi-Open Games1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.dxe5 f6
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About the Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Hammer Gambit
The Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Hammer Gambit 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 3.dxe5 f6, 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.
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: Kennedy VariationB00 · 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5