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Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation

ECO B01 · 27,191 games · White to move

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1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8
49% White6% Draw45% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nf310,40438.3%
d49,84536.2%
Bc44,46916.4%
d34791.8%
g33561.3%
h33531.3%
Bb5+3181.2%
Be22621.0%
Qf31980.7%
f41430.5%
b31190.4%
Nge2730.3%

A further 172 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: Valencian Variation 3... Qd8

Other lines in this family

Valencian Variation, Main LineB01… 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg41,134Valencian Variation, Ilundain VariationB01… 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6565Main LineB01… 3... Qa529,351Gubinsky-Melts DefenseB01… 3... Qd65,758Main Line, Mieses VariationB01… 3... Qa5 4. d4 Nf64,673Main Line, Leonhardt GambitB01… 3... Qa5 4. b41,853Classical VariationB01… 3... Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5478Lasker VariationB01… 3... Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3437Schiller-Pytel VariationB01… 3... Qd6 4. d4 c6413Bronstein VariationB01… 3... Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6402

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.