B01 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne Gambit
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1.e4d52.exd5c63.dxc6Nxc6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne Gambit1.8M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
44%779k51%
22%382k48%
19%333k49%
2.9%52k47%
2.6%47k51%
2.5%45k49%
2.4%43k49%
1.3%23k48%
1.1%20k49%
1.1%19k49%
Famous games in this line22 master games
Nikitenko, M. (2522) – Rakhmanov, Ale (2632)Adams, Mi (2661) – Pert, R. (2413)Nigmatov, Ortik (2439) – Rakhmanov, Ale (2614)Petrov, Martin (2548) – Pert, R. (2399)Lupulescu, Constantin (2598) – Bakalarz, Mieczyslaw (2300)Rakotomaharo, Fy Antenaina (2422) – Philippe, C.. (2386)Markgraf, Alexander (2442) – Reuss, Andreas (2326)Klovans, Janis (2444) – Bakalarz, Mieczyslaw (2324)Heroes of this opening Nikitenko, M. · Nigmatov, Ortik · Petrov, Martin · Lupulescu, Constantin
- Family
- Scandinavian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B01
- Line
- 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 c6 3. dxc6 Nxc6
Gambit
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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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