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Scandinavian Defense: Classical Variation

ECO B01 · 478 games · White to move

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1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5
46% White6% Draw48% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Bd311824.7%
Bc411624.3%
Bd211624.3%
Ne5428.8%

A further 86 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4Scandinavian Defense 1... d5Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation 2... Qxd5Scandinavian Defense: Main Line 3... Qa5Scandinavian Defense: Main Line, Mieses Variation 4... Nf6Scandinavian Defense: Classical Variation 5... Bf5

Other lines in this family

Lasker VariationB01… 5... Bg4 6. h3437Main Line, Mieses VariationB01…4,673Anderssen CounterattackB01… 4... e5378Main LineB01…29,351Main Line, Leonhardt GambitB01… 4. b41,853Valencian VariationB01… 3... Qd827,191Gubinsky-Melts DefenseB01… 3... Qd65,758Valencian Variation, Main LineB01… 3... Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg41,134Valencian Variation, Ilundain VariationB01… 3... Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6565Schiller-Pytel VariationB01… 3... Qd6 4. d4 c6413

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.