Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation, Gipslis Variation
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1.e4d52.exd5Nf63.d4Nxd54.Nf3Bg4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation, Gipslis Variation830k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
57%476k54%
16%134k56%
9.3%77k52%
8%67k50%
2.9%24k52%
2.3%19k52%
1.3%11k49%
1.1%9.0k49%
0.5%4.3k50%
0.3%2.4k52%
Famous games in this line594 master games
Carlsen, Magnus (2810) – Short, Nigel D (2696)Carlsen, M. (2840) – Adhiban, Baskaran (2653)Anand, Viswanathan (2720) – Kamsky, Gata (2695)Polgar, Judit (2630) – Kamsky, Gata (2710)Leko, Peter (2605) – Kamsky, Gata (2735)Svidler, Peter (2640) – Dreev, Alexey (2650)Matlakov, M. (2691) – Bernadskiy, V. (2592)Shevchenko, Kirill (2592) – Theodorou, Nikolas (2554)Heroes of this opening Kamsky, Gata · Svidler, Peter
- Family
- Scandinavian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B01
- Line
- 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4
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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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