B01 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Banker Variation
9/9
1.e4d52.exd5Nf63.d4Bg44.f3Bf55.c4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Banker Variation152k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
85%128k64%
14%21k50%
0.5%77640%
0.3%49044%
0.2%22944%
0.1%20737%
0.1%17447%
0.1%16054%
0.1%13348%
0.1%12936%
Famous games in this line83 master games
Vaibhav, S. (2542) – Carlsen, M. (2834)Bologan, Viktor (2575) – Shirov, Alexei (2690)Savchenko, B. (2613) – Moskalenko, A. (2490)Nolte, Rolando (2522) – Laylo, Darwin (2504)Almasi, Zoltan (2470) – Adorjan, Andras (2550)Dvoirys, Semen I (2563) – Vlassov, Nikolai (2454)Timoshenko, Georgy (2554) – Damaso, Rui (2437)Wang, Zili (2540) – Damaso, Rui (2415)Heroes of this opening Damaso, Rui · Carlsen, M. · Savchenko, B. · Almasi, Zoltan
- Family
- Scandinavian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B01
- Line
- 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 4. f3 Bf5 5. c4
Gambit
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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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