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Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation, Ilundain Variation B01

B — Semi-open games · Family: Scandinavian Defense · basic reference page

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6

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Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation, Ilundain Variation

Variations tree of the Scandinavian Defense family

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Variations of this family

NameECOMain line length
Scandinavian DefenseB012 plies
Scandinavian DefenseB013 plies
Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen CounterattackB018 plies
Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Collijn VariationB0110 plies
Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Goteborg SystemB019 plies
Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Orthodox AttackB0113 plies
Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne GambitB016 plies
Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne-Kloosterboer GambitB014 plies
Scandinavian Defense: Boehnke GambitB016 plies
Scandinavian Defense: Bronstein VariationB0110 plies
Scandinavian Defense: Classical VariationB0110 plies
Scandinavian Defense: Grünfeld VariationB0113 plies

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Lichess tactics played in this opening — solve them right on the board:

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#ETabV rating 1707

advantage, discoveredAttack, long, opening

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#Ld81P rating 2022

advantage, fork, opening, short

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#qko0r rating 1159

mate, mateIn1, oneMove, opening

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#k2M9D rating 1531

advantage, middlegame, short

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#TR8hL rating 2019

advantage, middlegame, short

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#G7WBH rating 1274

crushing, kingsideAttack, middlegame, short

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#ks3Cf rating 801

mate, mateIn1, middlegame, oneMove

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#6x87Q rating 826

mate, mateIn1, middlegame, oneMove, operaMate

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