B01 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Schiller-Pytel Variation
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1.e4d52.exd5Qxd53.Nc3Qd64.d4c6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scandinavian Defense: Schiller-Pytel Variation264k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
61%160k50%
12%33k49%
7.7%20k51%
7.3%19k51%
3.4%9.1k51%
2.5%6.5k52%
1.2%3.2k49%
1.2%3.1k51%
0.9%2.3k55%
0.8%2.2k50%
Famous games in this line459 master games
Topalov, Veselin (2784) – Karpov, Anatoly (2619)Karjakin, Sergey (2782) – Karpov, Anatoly (2619)Carlsen, M. (2872) – Utegaliyev, A. (2502)Bologan, Viktor (2688) – Tiviakov, Sergei (2670)Leko, Peter (2737) – Karpov, Anatoly (2619)Naiditsch, Arkadij (2685) – Tiviakov, Sergei (2670)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2733) – Karpov, Anatoly (2619)Bacrot, Etienne (2730) – Karpov, Anatoly (2619)Heroes of this opening Karjakin, Sergey · Carlsen, M. · Bologan, Viktor · Tiviakov, Sergei
- Family
- Scandinavian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B01
- Line
- 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 c6
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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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