B01 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Goteborg System
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1.e4d52.exd5Qxd53.Nc3Qa54.d4e55.Nf3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Goteborg System51k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
33%17k43%
16%8.1k41%
14%7.3k45%
7.1%3.6k39%
1.8%89337%
0.7%37632%
0.4%20843%
0.3%12936%
0.2%11134%
Famous games in this line18 master games
Ljubicic, Filip (2480) – Popovic, Milos T (2419)Djurhuus, Rune (2505) – Lendwai, Reinhard (2370)Izsak, Gyula (2445) – Fancsy, Imre (2365)Wach, Markus (2403) – Casagrande, Harald (2360)David, Pavel (2425) – Netusil, Miroslav (2320)Urazayev, Arystanbek (2420) – Boiarintsev, Vitaly (2324)Badalov, Samir (2290) – Abbasov, Farid (2443)Boguslavsky, Oleg (2407) – Pujos, Stephane (2309)Heroes of this opening Djurhuus, Rune · Wach, Markus · David, Pavel · Urazayev, Arystanbek
- 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
Aggressive
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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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