Named Chess Openings/Nimzo-Larsen Attack

Nimzo-Larsen Attack rd nd bd qd kd bd nd rd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pl pl pl pl pl rl nl bl ql kl bl nl rl pd pl pl pl Position after 1. b3 Introduction and Ideas The Nimzo-Larsen AttackNimzo-Larsen Attack https://lichess.org/opening/Nimzo-Larsen_Attack/b3 2026-04-21 lichess.org en-US (short for Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack) is a less common starting move where White pushes their b-pawn one square forward. The idea is to fianchetto the queenside bishop to b2, where it is developed and active on the long diagonal, a hypermodern opening. History The Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack is named after notable chess players Aron Nimzowitsch and Bent Larsen, who both experimented with b3Nimzowitsch–Larsen Attack Explained https://everything.explained.today/Nimzowitsch%e2%80%93Larsen_Attack/ 2026-04-21 everything.explained.today. Main Moves 1...e5, Modern Variation 1...d5, Classical Variation 1...Nf6, Indian Variation 1...e6 1...c5, English Variation 1...b6, Symmetrical Variation 1...f5, Dutch Variation 1...b5, Polish Variation Statistics White wins ~50%, Black wins ~46%, draw ~ 4%. ECO code A012026-02-20 Nimzowitsch–Larsen Attack (A01) https://chessiverse.com/resources/openings/nimzowitsch-larsen-attack 2026-04-21 Chessiverse en References