B01 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation, Ilundain Variation
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1.e4d52.exd5Qxd53.Nc3Qd84.d4Nf65.Nf3c6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation, Ilundain Variation362k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
36%128k51%
16%58k49%
13%45k50%
10%37k48%
8.4%30k49%
7.1%26k52%
6.8%24k48%
1.7%6.3k56%
0.8%2.7k49%
0.2%66641%
Famous games in this line121 master games
Leko, Peter (2694) – Adams, Michael (2716)Lutz, Christopher (2610) – Adams, Michael (2716)Shirov, Alexei (2726) – Dizdarevic, Emir (2538)Petr, Ma (2500) – Laznicka, V. (2661)Guseinov, G. (2666) – Usmanov, V. (2436)Zapata, Alonso (2530) – Kogan, Artur (2565)Motylev, A. (2644) – Usmanov, V. (2450)Rublevsky, S. (2637) – Usmanov, V. (2447)Heroes of this opening Lutz, Christopher · Dizdarevic, Emir · Laznicka, V. · Guseinov, G.
- Family
- Scandinavian Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B01
- Line
- 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 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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