Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Norfolk Gambit (3… c5 4. e4)
1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 c5 4. e4
The Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Norfolk Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A06, reached after 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 c5 4. e4. It is a line of the Nimzo-Larsen Attack. Black is to move.
This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.
Engine evaluation: −0.97 (Stockfish, depth 27; best line 4… Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4 e6 7. Qe2)
- ECO
- A06
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 c5 4. e4
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Comes from
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation (1… d5 2. b3) 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3
More Nimzo-Larsen Attack lines (all)
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation (1. b3 d5) A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Dutch Variation A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: English Variation A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Graz Attack A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Variation A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (1. b3 e5) A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (2. Bb2 Nc6) A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (2… Nc6 3. e3) A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (3. c4 Nf6) A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Pachman Gambit A01
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Polish Variation A01
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.