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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Go deeper — named lines from here
Scandinavian Defense: Classical Variation5.Nf3 Bf5 · 1 deeper lineScandinavian Defense: Lasker Variation5.Nf3 Bg4 6.h3Scandinavian Defense: Grünfeld Variation5.Nf3 Bf5 6.Ne5 c6 7.g4
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From the archives
'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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