Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › Nimzowitsch Defense › Nimzowitsch Defense › Kennedy Variation › Hammer Gambit
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Nimzowitsch Defense B00
- Nimzowitsch Defense B00
- Kennedy Variation B00
- Hammer Gambit B00 you are here
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Hammer Gambit
Overview
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Hammer Gambit 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 6 plies and takes 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 f6 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- B00
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 6
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