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Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit

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Overview

Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO B00 in the Semi-Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.

The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.

It begins with 4 plies and takes 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 f5 to reach the canonical position.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.

It continues primarily into one named line, Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit Accepted.

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ECO code
B00
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
4
Parent
Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation
Direct variations
1

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