Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Paulsen Attack

1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.dxe5 Nxe5 4.Nf3

ECO B00

The Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Paulsen Attack is a chess opening line in the Nimzowitsch Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.dxe5 Nxe5 4.Nf3.

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

The defining move Nf3 is chosen by White on move 4.

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