Nimzowitsch Sicilian

In the opening book this is the Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation.

The book line for Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation is e4, c5, Nf3, Nf6. This page collects the 5 named lines under that variation.

5 named lines · ECO B29 · 1,092 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation

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  1. e4
  2. c5
  3. Nf3
  4. Nf6

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
  2. Black pawn moves from c7 to c5.
  3. White knight moves from g1 to f3.
  4. Black knight moves from g8 to f6.

Named lines

  • Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation (B29) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6
  • Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Advance Variation (B29) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5
  • Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Closed Variation (B29) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3
  • Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Exchange Variation (B29) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 Nxc3
  • Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Main Line (B29) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nxd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6

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