Scandinavian Defense: Main Line

The book line for Scandinavian Defense: Main Line is e4, d5, exd5, Qxd5, Nc3, Qa5. This page collects the 3 named lines under that variation.

3 named lines · ECO B01 · 10,147 tagged puzzles in the source database

Play the line

8
7
6
5
4
3
2
a1
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

Scandinavian Defense: Main Line

Play the next move in the line.

  1. e4
  2. d5
  3. exd5
  4. Qxd5
  5. Nc3
  6. Qa5

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
  2. Black pawn moves from d7 to d5.
  3. White pawn captures on d5.
  4. Black queen captures on d5.
  5. White knight moves from b1 to c3.
  6. Black queen moves from d5 to a5.

Named lines

  • Scandinavian Defense: Main Line (B01) 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5
  • Scandinavian Defense: Main Line, Leonhardt Gambit (B01) 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. b4
  • Scandinavian Defense: Main Line, Mieses Variation (B01) 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6

Puzzles from this line

8
7
6
5
4
3
2
a1
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

Puzzle rating 1,214 · played 3,691 times in the source set

Find the move.

Solved in a row: 0. The next puzzle stays near rating 1,400.

Progress stays in this browser. Where the puzzles come from.

Back to Scandinavian Defense