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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'Scachs d'amor', a Valencian poem of about 1475, carries the earliest known game played by modern rules, and it opens 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, rely on a solid structure. Larsen beat the reigning world champion Karpov with it at Montreal 1979.
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