Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit Accepted

1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 f5 3.exf5

ECO B00

The Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit Accepted is a chess opening line in the Nimzowitsch Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 f5 3.exf5.

It is catalogued under code B00 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move exf5 is chosen by White on move 3.

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