Opening name: Scandinavian Defence
Opening line: 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6
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Winning percentages
White: 2764 (41.17%)
Black: 1644 (24.49%)
Draws: 2305 (34.34%)
Scandinavian Defence
Black tries to avoid losing the lead in development. White can play to keep a material advantage (3. c4) or to build back a pawn center (3. d4). 3. Bb5+ gains time and can serve many purposes.
Engine Evaluation
Depth: 52
Score: +0.59
Best Move: d4
PV Line: 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qa5 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Ne5 c6 7. Bc4 e6
Historical games for Scandinavian Defence
| Game | Result | Year |
| Grischuk, A. (2750) vs Vachier Lagrave, M. (2795) | 1/2-1/2 | 2017 |
| Carlsen, Magnus (2810) vs Short, Nigel D (2696) | 1/2-1/2 | 2010 |
| Wei Yi (2721) vs Vachier Lagrave, M. (2774) | 0-1 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M. (2840) vs Adhiban, Baskaran (2653) | 1/2-1/2 | 2017 |
| Leko, Peter (2749) vs Morozevich, Alexander (2741) | 1-0 | 2005 |
| Topalov, Veselin (2801) vs Kamsky, Gata (2686) | 1-0 | 2006 |
| Radjabov, Teimour (2761) vs Kamsky, Gata (2725) | 1-0 | 2009 |
| Wang, Hao (2739) vs Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2718) | 0-1 | 2012 |
| Anand, Viswanathan (2720) vs Kamsky, Gata (2695) | 0-1 | 1994 |
| Wei Yi (2740) vs Adhiban, Baskaran (2671) | 1-0 | 2017 |