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Scandinavian Defense

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Overview

Scandinavian Defense is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B01.

The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.

It is reached after 3 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 d5 2. b3.

It is a variation of Scandinavian Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
B01
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
3
Parent
Scandinavian Defense

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