Semi-Open · a defense for Black

Scandinavian Defense: Zilbermints Gambit

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1.e4d52.b4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scandinavian Defense: Zilbermints Gambit3.4k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
72%2.5k61%
11%39148%
4.5%15358%
3.5%12159%
3.4%11547%
2.5%8751%
0.6%2068%
0.4%1271%
0.2%729%
0.2%757%
Family
Scandinavian Defense
Category
Semi-Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
B01
Line
1. e4 d5 2. b4
Gambit
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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.

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