Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Nimzowitsch Gambit
ECO B00 · 101 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
| Nxe4 | 40 | 39.6% | | |
| Qd4 | 19 | 18.8% | | |
| Bf4 | 18 | 17.8% | | |
A further 24 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
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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.