Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation, Main Line
10/10
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
Keep exploring
Nearby lines in the family
From the archives
'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.
Study this opening