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B00

Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Variation

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Overview

Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams 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.

The line arises from 4 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6.

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

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

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