ECO B00

Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Herford Gambit

Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation, Herford Gambit is a chess opening classified under ECO B00. Its defining line here is 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Qh4.

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1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Qh4

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The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Qh4. Play through it move by move in the interactive explorer.

Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

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