B01 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit
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1.e4d52.exd5Nf63.d4Bg4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit1.0M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
28%283k44%
2.9%29k59%
2%20k7%
1.6%16k50%
0.7%7.1k9%
0.6%6.2k48%
0.3%2.7k6%
0.1%6408%
Famous games in this line1.1k master games
Carlsen, Magnus (2810) – Short, Nigel D (2696)Leko, P. (2707) – Kasimdzhanov, R. (2704)Vaibhav, S. (2542) – Carlsen, M. (2834)Svidler, Peter (2650) – Shirov, Alexei (2685)Andriasian, Z. (2600) – Adhiban, Baskaran (2683)Bologan, Viktor (2575) – Shirov, Alexei (2690)Yu Yangyi (2759) – Ye Rongguang (2461)Hou Yifan (2629) – Muzychuk, A. (2566)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Shirov, Alexei · Adhiban, Baskaran · Yu Yangyi
- Family
- Scandinavian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B01
- Line
- 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4
Gambit
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Go deeper — named lines from here
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Wuss VariationB01 4.Be2Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Classical VariationB01 4.Nf3Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Elbow VariationB01 4.Bb5 c6Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Banker VariationB01 4.f3 Bf5 5.c4
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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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