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Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense, Exchange Variation

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Overview

Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense, Exchange Variation is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B00.

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 is reached after 11 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Ng4 4. d4 d6 5. h3 Nh6 6. exd6.

It is a variation of Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
B00
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
11
Parent
Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense

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