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Scandinavian Defense
You play Black · 34 variations
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10 positions: find the next theory move in each. No take-backs, no hints.
Main variations · 22
- Main Line, Mieses VariationB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf64 moves
- Main LineB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa53 moves
- Main Line, Leonhardt GambitB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. b44 moves
- Valencian VariationB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd83 moves
- Valencian Variation, Main LineB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg45 moves
- Valencian Variation, Ilundain VariationB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c65 moves
- Modern VariationB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d43 moves
- Modern Variation, Gipslis VariationB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nf3 Bg44 moves
- Modern Variation, Wing GambitB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 g6 4. c4 b54 moves
- Portuguese GambitB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg43 moves
- Portuguese Gambit, Jadoul VariationB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 4. f3 Bf5 5. Bb5+ Nbd7 6. c46 moves
- Portuguese Gambit, Melbourne Shuffle VariationB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 4. f3 Bf5 5. Bb5+ Nbd7 6. Nc36 moves
- Portuguese Gambit, Banker VariationB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 4. f3 Bf5 5. c45 moves
- Portuguese Gambit, Correspondence RefutationB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 4. f3 Bf5 5. g45 moves
- Portuguese Gambit, Lusophobe VariationB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 4. Bb5+ Nbd7 5. Be25 moves
- Portuguese Gambit, Elbow VariationB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 4. Bb5+ c64 moves
- Portuguese Gambit, Classical VariationB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 4. Nf34 moves
- Portuguese Gambit, Wuss VariationB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 4. Be24 moves
- Icelandic-Palme GambitB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. c4 e63 moves
- Anderssen CounterattackB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 e54 moves
- Anderssen Counterattack, Orthodox AttackB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 e5 5. dxe5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd27 moves
- Anderssen Counterattack, Collijn VariationB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 e5 5. Nf3 Bg45 moves
Other variations · 12
- Schiller-Pytel VariationB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 c64 moves
- Schiller-Pytel Variation, Modern VariationB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bc4 c6 6. Nge2 Bf5 7. Bf4 Qb47 moves
- Blackburne GambitB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 c6 3. dxc6 Nxc63 moves
- Boehnke GambitB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 e5 3. dxe6 Bxe63 moves
- Bronstein VariationB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 a65 moves
- Grünfeld VariationB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Ne5 c6 7. g47 moves
- Kádas GambitB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 c6 4. dxc6 e54 moves
- Kiel VariationB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nb44 moves
- Kloosterboer GambitB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 c6 3. dxc6 e53 moves
- Lasker VariationB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h36 moves
- Panov TransferB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. c4 c63 moves
- Richter VariationB011. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g64 moves