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English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Schulz Gambit

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1.c4d52.cxd5Nf6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Schulz Gambit672k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
69%464k53%
7.1%47k65%
6.5%44k55%
6.5%44k55%
4.8%32k56%
1.8%12k52%
1.5%9.8k48%
0.8%5.5k51%
0.7%5.0k54%
0.5%3.4k54%
Famous games in this line9 master games
Bakutin, Aleksey (2327) – Saulin, Dmitri (2400)2007½–½De Vos, Nils (2239) – Hovhanisian, Mher (2479)20110–1Claesen, Pieter (2392) – Hovhanisian, Mher (2294)20040–1Chigvintsev, Andrei (2356) – Kagirov, Ravil (2268)20120–1Gabriel, Josef (2375) – Campidelli, Peter (2220)1991½–½Vitor, Antonio (2302) – Ribeiro, Joao Mario (2280)20001–0Domenech Plana, Jaume (2300) – Arnau Moliner, Salvador (2260)19991–0Zhai Mo (2302) – Li Xueyi (2190)2017½–½
Heroes of this opening Hovhanisian, Mher · Kagirov, Ravil · Vitor, Antonio · Domenech Plana, Jaume
Family
English Opening
Category
Flank
First move
1.c4
ECO
A10
Line
1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 Nf6
GambitPositional
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