Nimzowitsch Defence

English

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

Moves: 1.e4 Nc6

Etymology

After Aron Nimzowitsch.

Noun

Nimzowitsch Defence (uncountable)

1. A chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 Nc6, in which the white king's pawn advances two squares and the black queen's knight advances to the bishop file.

Translations

chess opening 1.e4 Nc6

• Italian: difesa Nimzowitsch f

Further reading

• Nimzowitsch Defence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia