Scandinavian Defense

The main line

The Scandinavian Defense is reached by 1. e4 d5 (ECO B01). It's one of 45 named lines under this opening in the book.

Named variations (23)

• Portuguese Gambit — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 (B01)
• Modern Variation — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 (B01)
• Anderssen Counterattack — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 e5 (B01)
• Main Line — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 (B01)
• Valencian Variation — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 (B01)
• Richter Variation — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 g6 (B01)
• Schiller-Pytel Variation — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 c6 (B01)
• Zilbermints Gambit — 1. e4 d5 2. b4 (B01)
• Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 c6 (B01)
• Mieses-Kotroc Variation — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 (B01)
• Icelandic-Palme Gambit — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. c4 e6 (B01)
• Panov Transfer — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. c4 c6 (B01)
• Kloosterboer Gambit — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 c6 3. dxc6 e5 (B01)
• Marshall Variation — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 (B01)
• Blackburne Gambit — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 c6 3. dxc6 Nxc6 (B01)
• Boehnke Gambit — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 e5 3. dxe6 Bxe6 (B01)
• Gubinsky-Melts Defense — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 (B01)
• Kádas Gambit — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 c6 4. dxc6 e5 (B01)
• Kiel Variation — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nb4 (B01)
• Bronstein Variation — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 (B01)
• Classical Variation — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 (B01)
• Lasker Variation — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 (B01)
• Grünfeld Variation — 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Ne5 c6 7. g4 (B01)

Analyze the Scandinavian Defense

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