Tree path 4 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Nimzowitsch Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- Nimzowitsch Variation B29 you are here
Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation
Overview
Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation is a specific line in the Semi-Open Games family (ECO B29), arising from a recognised theoretical 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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6, after 4 plies of opening development.
The line refines Sicilian Defense, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
The line splits into 2 documented sub-systems: Advance Variation, Closed Variation.
In total, the branch covers 5 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- B29
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 4
- Parent
- Sicilian Defense
- Direct variations
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 5
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