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Anglo-Scandinavian Defence




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Opening name: Anglo-Scandinavian Defence
Opening line: 1. c4 d5 2. cxd5
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Winning percentages

White: 14 (45.16%)
Black: 4 (12.9%)
Draws: 13 (41.94%)

English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defence

2.cxd5

Black has a choice between three main options.


Most popular responses

  • 2...Nf6 (Schulz Gambit) White has a choice between protecting or ignoring the pawn. Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (1256347 games)

  • 2...e6 (Loehn Gambit) White has a choice between accepting or declining the gambit. Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (315570 games)


    Engine Evaluation

    Depth: 41
    Score: +0.5
    Best Move: Qxd5
    PV Line: 1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. Nf3 e5 5. e4 Nc6 6. d4 Nxd4 7. Nxd4

    Historical games for Anglo-Scandinavian Defence

    GameResultYear
    Aronian, L. (2784) vs Nielsen, PH. (2654)1-02015
    Sulava, Nenad (2516) vs Efimov, Igor (2477)1/2-1/22003
    Haimovich, Tal (2436) vs Zifroni, Dov (2523)1/2-1/22006
    Martinovic, Slobodan (2452) vs Mrkonjic, Nenad (2370)1/2-1/22009
    Kriebel, T. (2488) vs Benedetti, J. (2329)1-02018
    Pogosyan, Stefan (2442) vs Shirazi, Kamran (2355)0-12020
    Cvitan, Ognjen (2527) vs Bajramovic, Halid (2206)1-02005
    Bakutin, Aleksey (2327) vs Saulin, Dmitri (2400)1/2-1/22007
    De Vos, Nils (2239) vs Hovhanisian, Mher (2479)0-12011
    Hausner, Ivan (2388) vs Bazant, Petr Sr (2313)1-02007
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