B01 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Main Line, Mieses Variation
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1.e4d52.exd5Qxd53.Nc3Qa54.d4Nf6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scandinavian Defense: Main Line, Mieses Variation2.7M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
40%1.1M48%
39%1.0M49%
11%282k50%
3.3%88k49%
2.1%56k51%
1.5%40k48%
1.1%29k47%
0.5%14k49%
0.5%12k48%
0.3%8.8k50%
Famous games in this line4.5k master games
Firouzja, Alireza (2759) – Carlsen, M. (2847)Dominguez Perez, L. (2758) – Carlsen, M. (2847)Caruana, F. (2819) – Mamedyarov, S. (2774)Anand, V. (2764) – Mamedyarov, S. (2765)Kasparov, Garry (2795) – Anand, Viswanathan (2725)Karjakin, Sergey (2750) – Mamedyarov, S. (2764)Praggnanandhaa, R. (2746) – Wei Yi (2763)Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2725) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2764)Heroes of this opening Firouzja, Alireza · Mamedyarov, S. · Kasparov, Garry · Wei Yi
- 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
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Scandinavian Defense: Classical VariationB01 5.Nf3 Bf5 · 1 deeper lineScandinavian Defense: Lasker VariationB01 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.h3Scandinavian Defense: Grünfeld VariationB01 5.Nf3 Bf5 6.Ne5 c6 7.g4
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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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