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Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation

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Overview

Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, 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.

Play reaches this position via 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5, after 6 plies of opening development.

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

It continues primarily into one named line, Marshall Gambit.

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ECO code
B00
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
6
Parent
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation
Direct variations
1

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Variations (1)

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Sister lines that share the same parent Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation:

https://test.av-webdevs.com/openings/nimzowitsch-defense-scandinavian-variation-exchange-variation