B01 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Classical Variation
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1.e4d52.exd5Nf63.d4Bg44.Nf3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Classical Variation286k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
72%206k53%
3.3%9.4k54%
2.9%8.4k47%
2.3%6.5k34%
0.5%1.5k37%
0.4%1.0k40%
0.1%40835%
0.1%26340%
0.1%20744%
Famous games in this line310 master games
Carlsen, Magnus (2810) – Short, Nigel D (2696)Yu Yangyi (2759) – Ye Rongguang (2461)Hou Yifan (2629) – Muzychuk, A. (2566)Bologan, Viktor (2669) – Vlassov, Nikolai (2492)Shevchenko, Kirill (2592) – Theodorou, Nikolas (2554)Fier, A. (2564) – Quesada Perez, Ya (2568)Demchenko, A. (2611) – Laylo, D. (2500)Shabalov, Alexander (2570) – Gershon, Alik (2540)Heroes of this opening Yu Yangyi · Muzychuk, A. · Demchenko, A. · Shabalov, Alexander
- Family
- Scandinavian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B01
- Line
- 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 4. Nf3
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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