Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › Scandinavian Defense › Modern Variation › Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation › Scandinavian Defense: Marshall Variation › Scandinavian Defense: Richter Variation
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- King's Pawn Game B00
- Scandinavian Defense B01
- Modern Variation B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Marshall Variation B01
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Scandinavian Defense: Richter Variation
Overview
Scandinavian Defense: Richter 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.
It is reached after 8 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6.
It is a variation of Scandinavian Defense: Marshall Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B01
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 8
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Statistics from Lichess
300,107 games · White 47.0% / Draw 6.3% / Black 46.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| c4 | 131,342 | |
| Be2 | 52,887 | |
| Bc4 | 51,345 | |
| Bd3 | 22,423 | |
| c3 | 13,861 | |
| h3 | 11,850 | |
| Nc3 | 6,270 | |
| g3 | 2,200 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:46:18
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