Tree path 3 levels King's Pawn Game › Scandinavian Defense › Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Scandinavian Defense B01
- Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit B01 you are here
Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit
Overview
Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code B01 within the Semi-Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 c6, after 4 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Scandinavian Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It branches into 2 notable variations — Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne Gambit, Scandinavian Defense: Kloosterboer Gambit.
Step through the moves on the interactive board below, review the live Lichess statistics, or play this position against Stockfish at one of six difficulty levels.
- ECO code
- B01
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 4
- Parent
- Scandinavian Defense
- Direct variations
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
5,050,116 games · White 47.3% / Draw 3.9% / Black 48.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| dxc6 | 3,423,942 | |
| Nc3 | 705,390 | |
| d4 | 427,237 | |
| Nf3 | 297,920 | |
| c4 | 91,566 | |
| d6 | 57,278 | |
| Qf3 | 7,711 | |
| d3 | 7,594 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:58:50
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