Nimzo 8's chess openings
84 games
Nimzo 8 has 84 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nimzo 8 most often opens with 1.d4 (43% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White42 games · +16 =17 −9 · 58%
As Black42 games · +10 =16 −16 · 43%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening43%18 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.c4 English Opening36%15 games · scores 70% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening17%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%12 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game20%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%24 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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