Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Richter Gambit
1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Nb8 5. f3
The Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Richter Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B00, reached after 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Nb8 5. f3. It is a line of the Nimzowitsch Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 5… exf3 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 5… Nf6 6. fxe4 e6 7. Bf4 Bb4 8. Qd3)
- ECO
- B00
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Nb8 5. f3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… exf3 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
3 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 67%, draw 0%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- GM Kirill Shevchenko (2599) – FM Mahel Boyer (2307) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb · 2021-02-02
- GM Maxime Lagarde (2615) – Mahel Boyer (2140) 1-0 · 5th ch-Francophonie Rapid · 2018-07-14
- FM Dmitry Vdovin (2301) – FM Aleks Sahakyan (2345) 0-1 · Titled Tue 17th Oct Late · 2023-10-17
Highest-rated Lichess games
- ROHANSAMMI (2100) – DydiaVania (2204) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Van Geet Opening: Berlin Gambit 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. 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.