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Scandinavian Defense: Bronstein Variation

ECO B01 · 402 games · White to move

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6

47% White6% Draw47% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
Bc4	80	19.9%
g3	48	11.9%
Be3	44	10.9%
Bd3	37	9.2%
Be2	26	6.5%
h3	20	5.0%
Bg5	11	2.7%
Ne5	10	2.5%

A further 126 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4 Scandinavian Defense 1... d5 Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation 2... Qxd5 Scandinavian Defense: Gubinsky-Melts Defense 3... Qd6Scandinavian Defense: Bronstein Variation 5... a6

Other lines in this family

Schiller-Pytel VariationB01… 4... c6413 Gubinsky-Melts DefenseB01…5,758 Main LineB01… 3... Qa529,351 Valencian VariationB01… 3... Qd827,191 Main Line, Mieses VariationB01… 3... Qa5 4. d4 Nf64,673 Main Line, Leonhardt GambitB01… 3... Qa5 4. b41,853 Valencian Variation, Main LineB01… 3... Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg41,134 Valencian Variation, Ilundain VariationB01… 3... Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6565 Classical VariationB01… 3... Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5478 Lasker VariationB01… 3... Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3437

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.