Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › Scandinavian Defense › Modern Variation › Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation › Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit › Melbourne Shuffle Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Scandinavian Defense B01
- Modern Variation B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit B01
- Melbourne Shuffle Variation B01 you are here
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Melbourne Shuffle Variation
Overview
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, Melbourne Shuffle Variation is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO B01 in the Semi-Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
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 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 4. f3 Bf5 5. Bb5+ Nbd7 6. Nc3, after 11 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Gambit, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- B01
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 11
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Statistics from Lichess
11,200 games · White 55.8% / Draw 6.8% / Black 37.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| a6 | 10,428 | |
| e6 | 635 | |
| Nxd5 | 57 | |
| g6 | 30 | |
| a5 | 11 | |
| Bg6 | 10 | |
| h5 | 9 | |
| c6 | 8 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:24:02
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