B01 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack
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1.e4d52.exd5Qxd53.Nc3Qa54.d4e5
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Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack180k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
53%95k53%
12%22k51%
10%18k50%
4.9%8.8k54%
2.2%3.9k53%
1.4%2.5k50%
0.5%84751%
0.4%67658%
0.3%56551%
Famous games in this line57 master games
Gao Rui (2543) – Fang, Yan (2447)Ljubicic, Filip (2480) – Popovic, Milos T (2419)Almasi, Zoltan (2610) – Laszlo, Janos (2280)Djurhuus, Rune (2505) – Lendwai, Reinhard (2370)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2480) – Angelov, Kosta (2380)Izsak, Gyula (2445) – Fancsy, Imre (2365)Rogic, Davor (2580) – Rosic, Slavko S (2211)Okrugin, Sergey (2373) – Gavritenkov, Sergei (2415)Heroes of this opening Gao Rui · Almasi, Zoltan · Djurhuus, Rune · Ivanchuk, Vassily
- 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
Aggressive
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Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Goteborg SystemB01 5.Nf3 · 1 deeper lineScandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Collijn VariationB01 5.Nf3 Bg4Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Orthodox AttackB01 5.dxe5 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bd2
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The oldest recorded game of modern chess — Valencia, 1475, 'Scachs d'amor' — opened 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, and rely on a rock-solid structure. Larsen even used it to beat Karpov.
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