Chess openings / Scandinavian Defense
Scandinavian Defense: Classical Variation
Scandinavian Defense: Classical Variation (B01) starts 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bf5. In 583 games between strong players, White wins 46%, 14% are drawn and Black wins 40%; the most played move is 6.Bc4 (38%).
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bf5
- ECO
- B01
- Games between strong players
- 583
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.Bc4 | 38% (221) | – | |
| 6.Ne5 | 33% (195) | – | |
| 6.Bd2 | 16% (95) | – | |
| 6.Bd3 | 6% (37) | – | |
| 6.h3 | 3% (17) | – | |
| 6.Be2 | 1% (5) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Scandinavian Defense: Main Line, Mieses Variation 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6
More Scandinavian Defense lines
- Scandinavian Defense 27,680 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation 16,719 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation 6,743 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Main Line 5,898 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Gubinsky-Melts Defense 4,459 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation 2,536 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Marshall Variation 1,404 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit 1,268 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit 1,125 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Bronstein Variation 747 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne Gambit 668 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Richter Variation 620 games
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