B01 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Elbow Variation
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1.e4d52.exd5Nf63.d4Bg44.Bb5+c6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Elbow Variation10k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
92%9.5k61%
6.3%65552%
2%21048%
0.1%1035%
0.1%633%
0%30%
0%250%
0%10%
0%10%
0%10%
Famous games in this line15 master games
Fressinet, Laurent (2675) – Sanchez, Joseph (2471)Gavrilov, Alexei (2445) – Vlassov, Nikolai (2395)Lorenzo de la Riva, Lazaro (2367) – Di Berardino, Diego Rafael (2471)Cernousek, L. (2434) – Mroziak, M. (2378)Rombaldoni, Ax (2518) – Mevel, A. (2236)Seul, G. (2405) – Schmitz, Th (2314)Zwirs, Nico (2485) – Van Arkel, R. (2187)Bertona, Fernando (2425) – Oddone, Cristhian (2235)Heroes of this opening Fressinet, Laurent · Vlassov, Nikolai · Lorenzo de la Riva, Lazaro · Cernousek, L.
- Family
- Scandinavian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B01
- Line
- 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 4. Bb5+ c6
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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