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Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Goteborg System
Overview
Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Goteborg System 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 begins with 9 plies and takes 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 e5 5. Nf3 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Collijn Variation.
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- ECO code
- B01
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 9
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
53,822 games · White 55.4% / Draw 3.9% / Black 40.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| exd4 | 17,413 | |
| Bg4 | 14,170 | |
| e4 | 8,446 | |
| Bb4 | 7,960 | |
| Nc6 | 3,786 | |
| Bd6 | 939 | |
| f6 | 396 | |
| Nd7 | 220 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:58:37
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