Chess openings / Alekhine Defense
Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation
Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation (B02) starts 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5. In 2,537 games between strong players, White wins 43%, 11% are drawn and Black wins 46%; the most played move is 3.exd5 (50%).
1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5
- ECO
- B02
- Games between strong players
- 2,537
- To move
- White
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.exd5 | 50% (1,267) | – | |
| 3.e5 | 46% (1,164) | – | |
| 3.d3 | 1% (33) | – | |
| 3.d4 | 1% (22) | Queen's Pawn Game: Hübsch Gambit | |
| 3.Qe2 | 1% (16) | – | |
| 3.Nf3 | 1% (15) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Alekhine Defense 1.e4 Nf6
More Alekhine Defense lines
- Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation 14,269 games
- Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation 4,064 games
- Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack 3,179 games
- Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack 2,545 games
- Alekhine Defense: Exchange Variation 2,494 games
- Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line 1,490 games
- Alekhine Defense: Sämisch Attack 1,444 games
- Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Larsen Variation 1,359 games
- Alekhine Defense: Maróczy Variation 1,015 games
- Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Main Line 929 games
- Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Alburt Variation 786 games
- Alekhine Defense: Two Pawns Attack, Lasker Variation 707 games
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