Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Heinola-Deppe Gambit
1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 e5
The Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Heinola-Deppe Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B00, reached after 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 e5. 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 44 times by this move order. White won 43%, 2% were drawn and Black won 55%. The most popular continuation is 4. exd5 (45% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.51 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 4. dxe5 d4 5. Nd5 Nge7 6. Bg5 Be6)
- ECO
- B00
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 14 | |
| 1500-1999 | 6 | |
| 2000+ | 24 | |
| All | 44 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. exd5 | 20 (45%) | |
| 4. dxe5 | 9 (20%) | |
| 4. Bb5 | 7 (16%) | |
| 4. Nxd5 | 4 (9%) | |
| 4. Nf3 | 3 (7%) | |
| 4. f3 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
53 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 38%, draw 7%, Black 55%). The strongest:
- GM Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen (2633) – GM Pranesh M (2580) 0-1 · Titled Tue 1st Oct Early · 2024-10-01
- GM Vladimir Akopian (2648) – IM Ilja Schneider (2481) 0-1 · World Blitz 2015 · 2015-10-14
- IM Eric Rosen (2361) – GM Aleksandar Indjic (2589) 0-1 · Titled Tue 12th Dec Late · 2023-12-12
- IM Bogdan Belyakov (2486) – IM Vasily Usmanov (2463) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-RUS Rapid 2017 · 2017-10-04
- GM Daniel Dardha (2604) – IM Nikolai Vlassov (2283) 0-1 · Titled Tue 27th Sep Early · 2022-09-27
Highest-rated Lichess games
- IM Arrowlimit (2512) – Castrador (2479) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- IM Whynot72 (2531) – Castrador (2457) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- Greifax (2534) – Castrador (2452) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation (2… d5 3. Nc3) 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3
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.