Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › Scandinavian Defense › Mieses-Kotroc Variation › Scandinavian Defense: Main Line › Mieses Variation › Scandinavian Defense: Classical Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Scandinavian Defense B01
- Mieses-Kotroc Variation B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Main Line B01
- Mieses Variation B01
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Scandinavian Defense: Classical Variation
Overview
Scandinavian Defense: Classical Variation 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.
The line arises from 10 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5.
It is a variation of Scandinavian Defense: Main Line, Mieses Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Scandinavian Defense: Grünfeld Variation.
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- ECO code
- B01
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 10
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
293,582 games · White 46.8% / Draw 5.8% / Black 47.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bd2 | 85,497 | |
| Bc4 | 71,297 | |
| Bd3 | 68,177 | |
| Ne5 | 22,284 | |
| Be2 | 15,913 | |
| Bf4 | 7,206 | |
| Be3 | 6,562 | |
| h3 | 5,385 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:12:14
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