Chess openings / Scandinavian Defense
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Elbow Variation
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Elbow Variation (B01) starts 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Bb5+ c6. In 71 games between strong players, White wins 45%, 7% are drawn and Black wins 48%; the most played move is 5.dxc6 (100%).
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Bb5+ c6
- ECO
- B01
- Games between strong players
- 71
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.dxc6 | 100% (71) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4
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: Main Line, Mieses Variation 2,840 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation 2,536 games
- Scandinavian Defense: Marshall Variation 1,404 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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