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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'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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