Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › Scandinavian Defense › Mieses-Kotroc Variation › Scandinavian Defense: Main Line › Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Scandinavian Defense B01
- Mieses-Kotroc Variation B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Main Line B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack B01 you are here
Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack
Overview
Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under 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.
The line arises from 8 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 e5.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Scandinavian Defense: Main Line, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
2 named variations grow from this line, including Goteborg System, Orthodox Attack.
Together the deeper variations number 3 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- B01
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 8
- Direct variations
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 3
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