Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Collijn Variation
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1.e4d52.exd5Qxd53.Nc3Qa54.d4e55.Nf3Bg4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Collijn Variation18k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
44%7.8k53%
28%5.0k56%
8%1.4k54%
6.3%1.1k50%
5.6%99568%
2.6%45746%
1.7%30452%
1.4%25763%
1.4%24941%
0.9%16552%
Famous games in this line13 master games
Djurhuus, Rune (2505) – Lendwai, Reinhard (2370)Klinger, Josef (2510) – Casagrande, Harald (2360)Izsak, Gyula (2445) – Fancsy, Imre (2365)Wach, Markus (2403) – Casagrande, Harald (2360)Urazayev, Arystanbek (2420) – Boiarintsev, Vitaly (2324)Badalov, Samir (2290) – Abbasov, Farid (2443)Schumi, Manfred (2245) – Babar, Michael (2450)Holzmann, Herbert (2295) – Casagrande, Harald (2365)Heroes of this opening Djurhuus, Rune · Wach, Markus · Urazayev, Arystanbek · Schumi, Manfred
- Family
- Scandinavian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B01
- Line
- 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 e5 5. Nf3 Bg4
Aggressive
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'Scachs d'amor', a Valencian poem of about 1475, carries the earliest known game played by modern rules, and it opens 1.e4 d5. Five centuries later the Scandinavian is still the most direct answer to 1.e4: force matters immediately, accept the early queen move, rely on a solid structure. Larsen beat the reigning world champion Karpov with it at Montreal 1979.
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