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A06

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Norfolk Gambit

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Overview

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Norfolk Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code A06 within the Flank Openings family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.

The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.

It begins with 5 plies and takes 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. e4 to reach the canonical position.

It is a variation of Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Zukertort Opening.

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ECO code
A06
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
5
Parent
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation

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