Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Lasker Variation
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1.e4d52.exd5Qxd53.Nc3Qa54.d4Nf65.Nf3Bg46.h3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scandinavian Defense: Lasker Variation237k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
64%150k45%
21%50k40%
11%27k44%
3%7.2k40%
0.3%72229%
0.3%64338%
0.2%42124%
0.1%25125%
0.1%23825%
0.1%16435%
Famous games in this line602 master games
Volokitin, Andrei (2671) – Bauer, Christian (2641)Motylev, Alexander (2676) – Azarov, Sergei (2600)Karpov, Anatoly (2720) – Larsen, Bent (2555)Motylev, Alexander (2651) – Horvath, Csaba (2565)Safarli, Eltaj (2587) – Bauer, Christian (2590)Kotronias, Vasilios (2590) – Ricardi, Pablo (2575)Karpov, Anatoly (2710) – Rogers, Ian (2450)Duda, J. (2678) – Munoz Pantoja, M. (2471)Heroes of this opening Motylev, Alexander · Karpov, Anatoly · Ricardi, Pablo · Duda, J.
- Family
- Scandinavian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B01
- Line
- 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3
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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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