Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation

1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5

ECO B00

The Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation is a chess opening line in the Nimzowitsch Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5.

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

The defining move d5 is chosen by Black on move 2.

4 named continuations branch from this position, including the Aachen Gambit and the Advance Variation.

The Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation is a line of the Nimzowitsch Defense. The Nimzowitsch Defense is a chess opening that begins 1.e4 Nc6. Read the complete Nimzowitsch Defense guide: what it is, how to reach it, its main variations, how to play against it, and its history.

Named variations

• Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Aachen Gambit — ECO B00
• Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Advance Variation — ECO B00
• Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation — ECO B00
• Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation — ECO B00

More ECO B00 openings

• Barnes Defense — 1.e4
• Borg Defense — 1.e4
• Carr Defense — 1.e4
• Duras Gambit — 1.e4
• Fried Fox Defense — 1.e4
• Goldsmith Defense — 1.e4

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