Chess openings / Scandinavian Defense
Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation
Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation (B01) starts 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6. In 6,743 games between strong players, White wins 48%, 11% are drawn and Black wins 41%; the most played move is 3.d4 (45%).
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6
- ECO
- B01
- Games between strong players
- 6,743
- 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.d4 | 45% (3,044) | – | |
| 3.Nf3 | 20% (1,342) | – | |
| 3.Nc3 | 15% (999) | – | |
| 3.Bb5+ | 11% (746) | – | |
| 3.c4 | 7% (488) | – | |
| 3.h3 | 1% (63) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Scandinavian Defense 1.e4 d5
- Scandinavian Defense: Marshall Variation 1,404 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit 1,268 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Panov Transfer 300 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Icelandic-Palme Gambit 223 games
More Scandinavian Defense lines
- 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: 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
- Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Wuss Variation 442 games
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