B01 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Kiel Variation
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1.e4d52.exd5Nf63.d4Nxd54.c4Nb4
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Scandinavian Defense: Kiel Variation247k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
49%120k60%
26%65k37%
11%27k33%
5.9%15k51%
4.1%10k42%
1.5%3.7k53%
1.3%3.1k52%
0.4%1.1k50%
0.4%87438%
0.1%28039%
Famous games in this line19 master games
Kozlov, Stanislav (2336) – Popov, Valerij (2570)Jonkman, Harmen (2410) – Hoogendoorn, Joost (2391)Pelikian, Jefferson (2385) – Silveira, Flavio Marques (2385)Abreu Delgado, Aryam (2442) – Cruz Ravina, Francisco Javier (2303)Mrva, Martin (2415) – Krajnak, Martin (2290)Pritchett, Craig William (2340) – Tan, Lian Ann (2340)Guedes Jr., Dorgival Olavo (2348) – Hausdorf, Heinz (2287)Zigo, Viktor (2340) – Belaska, Premysl (2290)Heroes of this opening Kozlov, Stanislav · Hoogendoorn, Joost · Pelikian, Jefferson · Abreu Delgado, Aryam
- Family
- Scandinavian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B01
- Line
- 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nb4
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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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