Scandinavian Defense
Stockfish 16.1 · runs in your browser1.e4 d5 · For Black against 1.e4 · ECO B01
The example line for Scandinavian Defense is 1. e4 d5. Explore 45 saved positions and compare up to three engine continuations per position. The saved Stockfish 16 analysis reaches depth 16, with scores in pawns from White's perspective. Step through the opening on the board and try a continuation to explore the resulting position.
By Chessvia · Updated Oct 18, 2026
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Scandinavian Defense
1.e4 d5
White’s choices
Stockfish 16 · depth 16 · + favours White
White slightly better +0.74
Engine lines
After 2.b3: 2.b3
Black clearly better -1.16
Play this lineBlackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit: 2.exd5 c6
White slightly better +0.82
Play this lineBoehnke Gambit: 2.exd5 e5 3.dxe6 Bxe6
White clearly better +1.07
Play this lineMieses-Kotroc Variation: 2.exd5 Qxd5
White slightly better +0.75
Play this line| Line | Moves | Engine check (+ favours White) | Board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gubinsky-Melts Defense | 3.Nc3 Qd6 | White slightly better +0.67 | Play |
| Bronstein Variation | 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 a6 | White slightly better +0.95 | Play |
| Schiller-Pytel Variation | 4.d4 c6 | White slightly better +0.67 | Play |
| Schiller-Pytel Variation, Modern Variation | 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bc4 c6 6.Nge2 Bf5 7.Bf4 Qb4 | White slightly better +0.60 | Play |
| Main Line | 3.Nc3 Qa5 | White slightly better +0.75 | Play |
| Anderssen Counterattack | 4.d4 e5 | White clearly better +1.14 | Play |
| Goteborg System | 5.Nf3 | White slightly better +0.96 | Play |
| Collijn Variation | 5...Bg4 | White clearly better +1.58 | Play |
| Orthodox Attack | 5.dxe5 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bd2 | White slightly better +0.81 | Play |
| Leonhardt Gambit | 4.b4 | Level -0.04 | Play |
| Mieses Variation | 4.d4 Nf6 | White slightly better +0.73 | Play |
| Classical Variation | 5.Nf3 Bf5 | White slightly better +0.64 | Play |
| Grünfeld Variation | 6.Ne5 c6 7.g4 | White slightly better +0.51 | Play |
| Lasker Variation | 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.h3 | White slightly better +0.91 | Play |
| Valencian Variation | 3.Nc3 Qd8 | White slightly better +0.76 | Play |
| Ilundain Variation | 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c6 | White slightly better +0.89 | Play |
| Main Line | 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4 | White slightly better +0.78 | Play |
Modern Variation: 2.exd5 Nf6
White slightly better +0.69
Play this line| Line | Moves | Engine check (+ favours White) | Board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icelandic-Palme Gambit | 3.c4 e6 | White slightly better +0.42 | Play |
| After 3.d4 | White slightly better +0.71 | Play | |
| Kádas Gambit | 3...c6 4.dxc6 e5 | White clearly better +1.62 | Play |
| Marshall Variation | 3...Nxd5 | White slightly better +0.64 | Play |
| Kiel Variation | 4.c4 Nb4 | White clearly better +1.47 | Play |
| Modern Variation, Gipslis Variation | 4.Nf3 Bg4 | White slightly better +0.91 | Play |
| Richter Variation | 4.Nf3 g6 | White clearly better +1.01 | Play |
| Portuguese Gambit | 3...Bg4 | White slightly better +0.79 | Play |
| Banker Variation | 4.f3 Bf5 5.c4 | White slightly better +0.53 | Play |
| Classical Variation | 4.Nf3 | White slightly better +0.44 | Play |
| Correspondence Refutation | 4.f3 Bf5 5.g4 | White slightly better +0.90 | Play |
| Elbow Variation | 4.Bb5+ c6 | White slightly better +0.68 | Play |
| Jadoul Variation | 4.f3 Bf5 5.Bb5+ Nbd7 6.c4 | Level +0.29 | Play |
| Lusophobe Variation | 4.Bb5+ Nbd7 5.Be2 | White slightly better +0.68 | Play |
| Melbourne Shuffle Variation | 4.f3 Bf5 5.Bb5+ Nbd7 6.Nc3 | White slightly better +0.64 | Play |
| Wuss Variation | 4.Be2 | White slightly better +0.32 | Play |
| Richter Variation | 3...g6 | White clearly better +1.29 | Play |
| Modern Variation, Wing Gambit | 4.c4 b5 | White clearly better +1.27 | Play |
| Panov Transfer | 3.c4 c6 | Level +0.25 | Play |
Zilbermints Gambit: 2.b4
Black clearly better -1.78
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