Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense
1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Ng4
The Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense is a chess opening line in the Nimzowitsch Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Ng4.
It is catalogued under code B00 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).
The defining move Ng4 is chosen by Black on move 3.
3 named continuations branch from this position, including the El Columpio Gambit and the Exchange Variation.
Named variations
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