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Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation

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Overview

Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation 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.

The line arises from 4 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5.

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

It branches into 3 notable variations — Scandinavian Defense: Gubinsky-Melts Defense, Scandinavian Defense: Main Line, Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation.

Together the deeper variations number 17 across the full subtree.

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ECO code
B01
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
4
Parent
Scandinavian Defense
Direct variations
3
Total in subtree
17

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Variations (3)

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Sister lines that share the same parent Scandinavian Defense:

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