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Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation, Main Line
Overview
Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation, Main Line 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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4, after 10 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Scandinavian Defense: Valencian 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
- 10
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Statistics from Lichess
846,812 games · White 49.1% / Draw 6.3% / Black 44.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Be2 | 421,505 | |
| h3 | 152,257 | |
| Bc4 | 95,061 | |
| Be3 | 79,786 | |
| Bg5 | 47,085 | |
| Bf4 | 19,028 | |
| Bd3 | 14,689 | |
| Bb5+ | 7,491 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:12:20
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