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Nimzowitsch Defense, Williams Variation

1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6

ECO: B00

Average Player Rating: 2253

Performance Rating: 2209

Color: black

Opening Statistics

White Win %

40.8%

Black Win %

32.2%

Draw %

27%

Chess Trivia

Fun fact: The first computer program to play chess was developed by Alan Turing in the 1950s.

Chess Quote

"The pawns are the soul of chess."

- Philidor

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