Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation

The book line for Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation is e4, Nc6, d4, e5. This page collects the 10 named lines under that variation.

10 named lines · ECO B00 · 2,845 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation

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  1. e4
  2. Nc6
  3. d4
  4. e5

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
  2. Black knight moves from b8 to c6.
  3. White pawn moves from d2 to d4.
  4. Black pawn moves from e7 to e5.

Named lines

  • Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation (B00) 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5
  • Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Bielefelder Gambit (B00) 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Bc5
  • Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Hammer Gambit (B00) 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 f6
  • Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Herford Gambit (B00) 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Qh4
  • Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Keres Attack (B00) 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Nxe5 4. Nc3
  • Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer Variation (B00) 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. d5
  • Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Main Line (B00) 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Nxe5 4. f4 Ng6
  • Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Paulsen Attack (B00) 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Nxe5 4. Nf3
  • Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Riemann Defense (B00) 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Nxe5 4. f4 Nc6
  • Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, de Smet Gambit (B00) 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 d6

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