Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation, Marshall Gambit

1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.Nc3

ECO B00

The Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation, Marshall Gambit is a chess opening line in the Nimzowitsch Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.Nc3.

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

The defining move Nc3 is chosen by White on move 4.

The Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation, Marshall Gambit 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.

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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