B01 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Melbourne Shuffle Variation
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1.e4d52.exd5Nf63.d4Bg44.f3Bf55.Bb5+Nbd76.Nc3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Melbourne Shuffle Variation6.2k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
92%5.7k44%
6.6%40940%
0.4%2748%
0.3%2126%
0.1%70%
0.1%729%
0.1%650%
0.1%560%
0%2100%
0%10%
Famous games in this line49 master games
Petrosian, Tigran L (2616) – Laylo, Darwin (2496)Belikov, Vladimir (2500) – Nikolenko, Oleg (2485)Mahling, Thomas (2467) – Corbat, Philippe (2450)Matei, Cornel (2459) – Corbat, Philippe (2450)Zinchenko, Yaroslav (2531) – Shivananda, BS. (2378)Blees, Albert (2405) – Teske, Henrik (2500)Gonzalez Vidal, Y. (2546) – Lopez Gonzalez, A. (2338)Georgiev, Krum (2485) – Jadoul, Michel (2395)Heroes of this opening Petrosian, Tigran L · Shivananda, BS. · Gonzalez Vidal, Y. · Georgiev, Krum
- 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. Nc3
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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