Chess openings / Scandinavian Defense
Scandinavian Defense: Marshall Variation
Scandinavian Defense: Marshall Variation (B01) starts 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5. In 1,404 games between strong players, White wins 47%, 11% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 4.c4 (52%).
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
- ECO
- B01
- Games between strong players
- 1,404
- 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.c4 | 52% (734) | – | |
| 4.Nf3 | 42% (582) | – | |
| 4.Nc3 | 1% (17) | – | |
| 4.Be2 | 1% (17) | – | |
| 4.h3 | 1% (14) | – | |
| 4.Bc4 | 1% (11) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6
More Scandinavian Defense lines
- Scandinavian Defense 27,680 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation 16,719 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Main Line 5,898 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Gubinsky-Melts Defense 4,459 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Main Line, Mieses Variation 2,840 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation 2,536 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: Lasker Variation 587 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Classical Variation 583 games
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