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Scandinavian Defense: Kiel Variation

ECO B01 · 510 games · White to move

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1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nb4
47% White3% Draw50% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
a326952.7%
Qa4+13426.3%
Nc3397.6%
Nf3265.1%
d5163.1%

A further 26 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4Scandinavian Defense 1... d5Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation 2... Nf6Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation 3. d4Scandinavian Defense: Marshall Variation 3... Nxd5Scandinavian Defense: Kiel Variation 4... Nb4

Other lines in this family

Marshall VariationB01…5,651Modern Variation, Gipslis VariationB01… 4. Nf3 Bg41,476Richter VariationB01… 4. Nf3 g6444Modern VariationB01…10,886Portuguese GambitB01… 3... Bg42,297Portuguese Gambit, Wuss VariationB01… 3... Bg4 4. Be2916Portuguese Gambit, Classical VariationB01… 3... Bg4 4. Nf3601Portuguese Gambit, Banker VariationB01… 3... Bg4 4. f3 Bf5 5. c4363Portuguese Gambit, Correspondence RefutationB01… 3... Bg4 4. f3 Bf5 5. g4145Kádas GambitB01… 3... c6 4. dxc6 e585

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.