B01 · Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation, Main Line
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1.e4d52.exd5Qxd53.Nc3Qd84.d4Nf65.Nf3Bg4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation, Main Line792k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
51%405k51%
16%130k55%
11%85k53%
9.6%76k52%
5.9%46k51%
2.3%18k50%
1.8%14k50%
0.9%7.2k48%
0.4%3.1k51%
0.3%2.6k51%
Famous games in this line323 master games
Caruana, F. (2801) – Carlsen, M. (2877)Carlsen, M. (2877) – Djukic, Ni (2521)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2755) – Rakhmanov, Ale (2585)Karjakin, Sergey (2786) – Iotov, V. (2553)Dominguez Perez, L. (2739) – Pichot, A. (2552)Mamedov, Rauf (2645) – Kuzubov, Yuriy (2635)Pridorozhni, A.. (2590) – Rakhmanov, Ale (2651)Navara, David (2708) – Szabo, Gergely Andras (2525)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Nepomniachtchi, I. · Iotov, V. · Dominguez Perez, L.
- 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 Bg4
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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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