Scandinavian Defense

Free, unlimited analysis for every Scandinavian Defense game you play on Chess.com or Lichess. Our opening book holds 519 catalogued positions for this family under ECO B01.

B01ECO code
519Positions in book
35Named variations

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Named variations of the Scandinavian Defense

Our opening book catalogues 35 named variations in this family. Here they all are:

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