ECO family guide

Scandinavian Defense — all variations and ECO codes

45 named lines across 1 ECO code (B01). Source: the CC0-licensed lichess.org opening database.

The main line

Position after 1.e4 d5 (B01). Open this line on Lichess → · Scandinavian Defense on Lichess

How the main line scores at your rating

Real Lichess win rates for 1.e4 d5, playing as black — the family's other variations are not separately tracked for win rate yet, main line only.

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Win/draw/loss rate by rating band
Rating band	Games	White / draw / Black	Score for black
1400-1600	54,507,816	49.3% / 3.9% / 46.8%	48.7%
1600-1800	58,033,434	48.5% / 4.3% / 47.2%	49.4%
1800-2000	46,991,797	48.2% / 4.8% / 47.0%	49.4%
2000+	25,950,108	48.0% / 5.8% / 46.2%	49.1%

All 45 named variations

Every named line in the Scandinavian Defense family, from the CC0-licensed ECO classification — not separately tracked for win rate, but every ECO code and move sequence is real, sourced data.

B01Scandinavian Defense (main line) — 1.e4 d5
B01Scandinavian Defense (main line) — 1.e4 d5 2.b3
B01Anderssen Counterattack — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 e5
- B01Collijn Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 e5 5.Nf3 Bg4
- B01Goteborg System — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 e5 5.Nf3
- B01Orthodox Attack — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 e5 5.dxe5 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bd2
B01Blackburne Gambit — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 c6 3.dxc6 Nxc6
B01Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 c6
B01Boehnke Gambit — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 e5 3.dxe6 Bxe6
B01Bronstein Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 a6
B01Classical Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bf5
B01Grünfeld Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bf5 6.Ne5 c6 7.g4
B01Gubinsky-Melts Defense — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
B01Icelandic-Palme Gambit — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.c4 e6
B01Kiel Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5 4.c4 Nb4
B01Kloosterboer Gambit — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 c6 3.dxc6 e5
B01Kádas Gambit — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 c6 4.dxc6 e5
B01Lasker Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.h3
B01Main Line — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
- B01Leonhardt Gambit — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.b4
- B01Mieses Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6
B01Marshall Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
B01Mieses-Kotroc Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5
B01Modern Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6
B01Modern Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4
- B01Gipslis Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5 4.Nf3 Bg4
- B01Wing Gambit — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 g6 4.c4 b5
B01Panov Transfer — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.c4 c6
B01Portuguese Gambit — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4
- B01Banker Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5 5.c4
- B01Classical Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Nf3
- B01Correspondence Refutation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5 5.g4
- B01Elbow Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Bb5+ c6
- B01Jadoul Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5 5.Bb5+ Nbd7 6.c4
- B01Lusophobe Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Bb5+ Nbd7 5.Be2
- B01Melbourne Shuffle Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5 5.Bb5+ Nbd7 6.Nc3
- B01Wuss Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Be2
B01Richter Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5 4.Nf3 g6
B01Richter Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 g6
B01Schiller-Pytel Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 c6
- B01Modern Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bc4 c6 6.Nge2 Bf5 7.Bf4 Qb4
B01Valencian Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8
- B01Ilundain Variation — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c6
- B01Main Line — 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4
B01Zilbermints Gambit — 1.e4 d5 2.b4