Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Aachen Gambit
1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Nb4
The Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Aachen Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B00, reached after 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Nb4. It is a line of the Nimzowitsch Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 38 times by this move order. White won 66%, 8% were drawn and Black won 26%. The most popular continuation is 4. c4 (26% of games).
Engine evaluation: +2.12 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 4. c4 Na6 5. Nf3 e6 6. dxe6 Bxe6)
- ECO
- B00
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Nb4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 23 | |
| 1500-1999 | 13 | |
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 38 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. c4 | 10 (26%) | |
| 4. c3 | 7 (18%) | |
| 4. Bc4 | 4 (11%) | |
| 4. Nc3 | 4 (11%) | |
| 4. Bb5+ | 3 (8%) | |
| 4. Nf3 | 2 (5%) | |
| 4. a3 | 2 (5%) | |
| 4. Bd2 | 2 (5%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- sakh1991 (2363) – anjaya01 (2370) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- mikeuuu (2073) – Liosha-1978 (2110) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 2s
- schachegger (2014) – e_eker (1974) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 300 + 3s
Comes from
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5
More Nimzowitsch Defense lines (all)
- Nimzowitsch Defense (1. e4 Nc6) B00
- Nimzowitsch Defense (1… Nc6 2. d4) B00
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Breyer Variation B00
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit B00
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit Accepted B00
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation B00
- Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense B00
- Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense, El Columpio Gambit B00
- Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense, Exchange Variation B00
- Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense, Pin Variation B00
- Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation B00
- Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection B00
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.