Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne Gambit
ECO B01 · 3,139 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| Nf3 | 1,392 | 44.3% | | |
| Nc3 | 633 | 20.2% | | |
| Bb5 | 583 | 18.6% | | |
| d4 | 112 | 3.6% | | |
| d3 | 97 | 3.1% | | |
| c3 | 86 | 2.7% | | |
| Bc4 | 65 | 2.1% | | |
| h3 | 35 | 1.1% | | |
| g3 | 34 | 1.1% | | |
| Be2 | 30 | 1.0% | | |
A further 72 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
Kloosterboer GambitB01… 3... e51,292Blackburne-Kloosterboer GambitB01…8,047Mieses-Kotroc VariationB01… 2... Qxd5106,279Modern VariationB01… 2... Nf646,752Main LineB01… 2... Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa529,351Valencian VariationB01… 2... Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd827,191Modern VariationB01… 2... Nf6 3. d410,886Gubinsky-Melts DefenseB01… 2... Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd65,758Marshall VariationB01… 2... Nf6 3. d4 Nxd55,651Main Line, Mieses VariationB01… 2... Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf64,673
All 34 lines in the family
Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.