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  2. King's Pawn Game B00
  3. Scandinavian Defense B01
  4. Mieses-Kotroc Variation B01
  5. Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation B01
  6. Main Line B01 you are here
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Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation, Main Line

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Overview

Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation, Main Line 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.

Play reaches this position via 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4, after 10 plies of opening development.

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

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ECO code
B01
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
10
Parent
Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation

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Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation:

https://test.av-webdevs.com/openings/scandinavian-defense-valencian-variation-main-line