Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › Scandinavian Defense › Mieses-Kotroc Variation › Scandinavian Defense: Main Line › Mieses Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Scandinavian Defense B01
- Mieses-Kotroc Variation B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Main Line B01
- Mieses Variation B01 you are here
Scandinavian Defense: Main Line, Mieses Variation
Overview
Scandinavian Defense: Main Line, Mieses Variation 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.
It begins with 8 plies and takes 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 to reach the canonical position.
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 Scandinavian Defense: Classical Variation, Scandinavian Defense: Lasker Variation.
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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