Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation

1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5

ECO B00

The Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation is a chess opening line in the Nimzowitsch Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5.

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

The defining move Qxd5 is chosen by Black on move 3.

One named continuation branches from this position: the Marshall Gambit.

Named variations

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