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Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Banker Variation

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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)20180–1Bologan, Viktor (2575)Shirov, Alexei (2690)1997½–½Savchenko, B. (2613)Moskalenko, A. (2490)20161–0Nolte, Rolando (2522)Laylo, Darwin (2504)2008½–½Almasi, Zoltan (2470)Adorjan, Andras (2550)19921–0Dvoirys, Semen I (2563)Vlassov, Nikolai (2454)20021–0Timoshenko, Georgy (2554)Damaso, Rui (2437)20010–1Wang, Zili (2540)Damaso, Rui (2415)19960–1
Heroes of this opening Damaso, Rui · Carlsen, M. · Savchenko, B. · Almasi, Zoltan
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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'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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