B01 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Jadoul Variation
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1.e4d52.exd5Nf63.d4Bg44.f3Bf55.Bb5+Nbd76.c4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Jadoul Variation10k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
78%8.1k46%
20%2.1k50%
0.6%6440%
0.6%6336%
0.4%3833%
0.2%2330%
0.1%933%
0.1%850%
0.1%743%
0%20%
Famous games in this line187 master games
Oparin, G. (2626) – Moskalenko, A. (2490)Savchenko, B. (2613) – Moskalenko, A. (2490)Rozentalis, Eduardas (2616) – Jakubowski, Krzysztof (2481)Hofstetter, Dr. Hans-Joachim (2533) – Spitz, Patrick (2555)Popov, Iv RUS (2596) – Moskalenko, A. (2490)Tiviakov, Sergei (2656) – Dias, Paulo (2427)Sulskis, Sarunas (2572) – Muzychuk, Anna (2508)Tiviakov, Sergei (2608) – Vukovic, Zdravko (2471)Heroes of this opening Tiviakov, Sergei · Oparin, G. · Savchenko, B. · Muzychuk, Anna
- 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. Bb5+ Nbd7 6. 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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