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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Scandinavian Defense B01
- Modern Variation B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit B01
- Classical Variation B01 you are here
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Classical Variation
Overview
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Classical Variation belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO B01, Semi-Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
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 7 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 4. Nf3.
The line refines Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B01
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 7
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Statistics from Lichess
332,627 games · White 46.4% / Draw 5.2% / Black 48.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Qxd5 | 245,780 | |
| Nxd5 | 55,106 | |
| Bxf3 | 11,481 | |
| c6 | 8,902 | |
| e6 | 6,703 | |
| Bf5 | 1,574 | |
| Nbd7 | 1,048 | |
| h6 | 419 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:33:09
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