ECO B00 · Nimzowitsch Defense

Nimzowitsch Defense: Neo-Mongoloid Defense

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 f6

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White to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

3. Nc3+1.18

White is clearly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Nimzowitsch Defense: Neo-Mongoloid Defense (B00), reached after 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 f6, Stockfish 18 recommends 3. Nc3 for White. White is clearly better (+1.18).

Top engine moves

  1. +1.183. Nc3 e5 4. d5 Nd4 5. Bd3 d6 6. Nge2 Nxe2 7. Qxe2 g6
  2. +1.123. Nf3 e6 4. d5 exd5 5. exd5 Ne5 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. Be2 fxe5
  3. +1.083. d5 Ne5 4. Be3 Nf7 5. Bd3 e5 6. Ne2 Bd6 7. Ng3 Ne7

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Nimzowitsch Defense: Neo-Mongoloid Defense?
After 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 f6, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 3. Nc3 for White, continuing e5 4. d5 Nd4 5. Bd3 d6 6. Nge2 Nxe2 7. Qxe2 g6. White is clearly better (+1.18). The next best moves are 3. Nf3 (+1.12) and 3. d5 (+1.08).
Is the Nimzowitsch Defense: Neo-Mongoloid Defense a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +1.18: white is clearly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Nimzowitsch Defense: Neo-Mongoloid Defense?
B00. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; B is the volume for semi-open games (other than the French).

Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).