Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Panov Transfer
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1.e4d52.exd5Nf63.c4c6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scandinavian Defense: Panov Transfer2.5M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
76%1.9M44%
13%329k49%
7.9%200k55%
1%26k50%
1%25k44%
0.5%13k47%
0.2%5.9k41%
0.2%5.4k42%
0.2%4.1k41%
0.1%3.0k44%
Famous games in this line846 master games
Artemiev, V. (2709) – Korobov, A. (2698)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2740) – Dreev, Alexey (2650)Gelfand, Boris (2703) – Dreev, Alexey (2683)Polgar, Judit (2681) – Dreev, Alexey (2676)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2719) – Ehlvest, Jaan (2627)Peng, Xiaomin (2648) – Dreev, Alexey (2690)Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2600) – Kamsky, Gata (2735)Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2600) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2735)Heroes of this opening Dreev, Alexey · Artemiev, V. · Ehlvest, Jaan · Kamsky, Gata
- Family
- Scandinavian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B01
- Line
- 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. c4 c6
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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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