Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, de Smet Gambit
ECO B00 · 1,709 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| exd6 | 1,123 | 65.7% | | |
| Nf3 | 304 | 17.8% | | |
| Bb5 | 135 | 7.9% | | |
| f4 | 35 | 2.0% | | |
| Nc3 | 17 | 1.0% | | |
A further 95 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
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Kennedy Variation, Paulsen AttackB00… 3... Nxe5 4. Nf3565Kennedy Variation, Riemann DefenseB00… 3... Nxe5 4. f4 Nc6368Kennedy Variation, Keres AttackB00… 3... Nxe5 4. Nc3297Kennedy Variation, Main LineB00… 3... Nxe5 4. f4 Ng6277Kennedy VariationB00…12,114Kennedy Variation, Linksspringer VariationB00… 3. d57,863Nimzowitsch DefenseB00…13,430Scandinavian VariationB00… 2... d55,338Scandinavian Variation, Exchange VariationB00… 2... d5 3. exd5 Qxd54,287Scandinavian Variation, Advance VariationB00… 2... d5 3. e54,177
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Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.