B01 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Lusophobe Variation
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1.e4d52.exd5Nf63.d4Bg44.Bb5+Nbd75.Be2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Lusophobe Variation5.1k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
92%4.7k39%
6.4%32439%
1.7%8530%
0.2%1010%
0.1%30%
0%20%
0%10%
Famous games in this line53 master games
Panarin, Michail (2482) – Vlassov, Nikolai (2492)Campora, Daniel Hugo (2534) – Damaso, Rui (2425)Nozdrachev, V. (2494) – Samusenko, M. (2445)Zorko, Jure (2396) – Muzychuk, Anna (2540)Panarin, Michail (2430) – Krivoshey, Sergei (2501)Hommeles, Theo (2390) – Rausis, Igors (2520)Zaitsev, Igor A (2405) – Vlassov, Nikolai (2492)Rodriguez Vila, Andres (2467) – Cubas, Jose Fernando (2369)Heroes of this opening Vlassov, Nikolai · Campora, Daniel Hugo · Nozdrachev, V. · Zorko, Jure
- Family
- Scandinavian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B01
- Line
- 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 4. Bb5+ Nbd7 5. Be2
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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