B01 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Correspondence Refutation
9/9
1.e4d52.exd5Nf63.d4Bg44.f3Bf55.g4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Correspondence Refutation35k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
92%32k49%
4.3%1.5k43%
2.3%80039%
1.1%39733%
0.2%6422%
0.1%2035%
0%1354%
0%520%
0%540%
0%4100%
Famous games in this line73 master games
Popov, Iv RUS (2622) – Laylo, D. (2500)Popov, Iv RUS (2611) – Samusenko, M. (2445)Van Foreest, Lucas (2453) – Fier, A. (2581)Enchanter (2559) – WindPower (2465)Nolte, Rolando (2488) – Laylo, Darwin (2504)Solodovnichenko, Yuri (2565) – Boidman, Yuri (2382)Illingworth, Max (2493) – Laylo, Darwin (2445)Efroimski, M.. (2381) – Rozentalis, E.. (2529)Heroes of this opening Popov, Iv RUS · Enchanter · Solodovnichenko, Yuri · Illingworth, Max
- 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. g4
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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