B01 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Kloosterboer Gambit
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1.e4d52.exd5c63.dxc6e5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scandinavian Defense: Kloosterboer Gambit854k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
58%493k46%
13%108k49%
6.8%58k50%
6%51k47%
4.8%41k50%
3.9%33k51%
2.4%21k48%
1.3%11k51%
1.2%11k45%
0.7%5.9k47%
- Family
- Scandinavian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B01
- Line
- 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 c6 3. dxc6 e5
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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