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- King's Pawn Game B00
- Scandinavian Defense B01
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Scandinavian Defense
Overview
Scandinavian Defense is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B01.
The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.
It is reached after 3 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 d5 2. b3.
It is a variation of Scandinavian Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B01
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 3
- Parent
- Scandinavian Defense
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Statistics from Lichess
54,380 games · White 48.6% / Draw 3.8% / Black 47.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| dxe4 | 43,057 | |
| d4 | 5,395 | |
| Nf6 | 1,360 | |
| c6 | 1,334 | |
| e6 | 986 | |
| e5 | 760 | |
| Nc6 | 640 | |
| c5 | 429 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:52:01
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