Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Pachman Gambit

1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.f4

ECO A01

The Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Pachman Gambit is a chess opening line in the Nimzo-Larsen Attack complex, reached after 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.f4.

It is catalogued under code A01 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move f4 is chosen by White on move 3.

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