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Nimzowitsch Defence
Chess opening
This article is about the opening moves 1.e4 Nc6. For the more common 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4, see Nimzo-Indian Defence.
Chess opening
The Nimzowitsch Defence (named after Aron Nimzowitsch) is a somewhat uncommon chess opening characterised by the moves:
- 1.
e4Nc6
This opening is an example of a hypermodern opening in which Black invites White to occupy the of the board at an early stage with pawns.[1] Black's intent is to block or otherwise restrain White's central pawns and, if allowed to do so by inaccurate play by White, eventually undermine the White pawn centre by well-timed pawn advances of their own or by attacking the white pieces defending the centre.
World ChampionGarry Kasparov and GrandmasterRaymond Keene wrote that it "has never been fully accepted as a dependable opening. Nevertheless it is sound and offers the maverick spirit a great deal of foreign territory to explore."[2]
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