Chess openings / Scandinavian Defense
Scandinavian Defense: Main Line
Scandinavian Defense: Main Line (B01) starts 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5. In 5,898 games between strong players, White wins 46%, 11% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 4.d4 (60%).
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
- ECO
- B01
- Games between strong players
- 5,898
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.d4 | 60% (3,535) | – | |
| 4.Nf3 | 15% (872) | – | |
| 4.Bc4 | 12% (729) | – | |
| 4.b4 | 6% (356) | Scandinavian Defense: Main Line, Leonhardt Gambit | |
| 4.g3 | 4% (256) | – | |
| 4.Rb1 | 1% (44) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5
More Scandinavian Defense lines
- Scandinavian Defense 27,680 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation 6,743 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
- Scandinavian Defense: Lasker Variation 587 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Classical Variation 583 games
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