Openings/Scandinavian Defense
Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation, Ilundain Variation B01
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6
90 tournament games from this position · White wins 51%, draws 33%, Black wins 16%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bc4 | 56 | 61% 27% | 2164 | 2026 |
| h3 | 11 | 36% 64% | 2152 | 2024 |
| Be2 | 9 | 33% 22% 44% | 2212 | 2025 |
| Bd3 | 5 | 20% 40% 40% | 2121 | 2019 |
| g3 | 4 | 50% 50% | 2129 | 2025 |
| Be3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2098 | 2019 |
| Bf4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2163 | 2019 |
| a4 | 1 | 100% | 1981 | 2016 |
Top games
| Movahed, Sina2596–Shimanov, A2578 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Pranav, Anand2591–Shimanov, A2578 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Petr, Ma2500–Laznicka, V2661 | 0-1 | ch-CZE Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Guseinov, G2666–Usmanov, V2436 | 1-0 | European Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Motylev, A2644–Usmanov, V2450 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Tsaruk, Maksim2515–Shimanov, A2578 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Rublevsky, S2637–Usmanov, V2447 | 1-0 | TCh-RUS Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| Svetushkin, D2580–Milanovic, Da2454 | 1-0 | TCh-SRB Premier 2018 | 2018 |
| Handke, F2529–Milanovic, Da2455 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2019-20 | 2019 |
| Khanin, S2514–Usmanov, V2450 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
Scandinavian Defense variations
Scandinavian DefenseB01Scandinavian DefenseB01Zilbermints GambitB01Blackburne-Kloosterboer GambitB01Modern VariationB01Mieses-Kotroc VariationB01Modern VariationB01Icelandic-Palme GambitB01Panov TransferB01Richter VariationB01Kloosterboer GambitB01Portuguese GambitB01Marshall VariationB01Blackburne GambitB01Boehnke GambitB01Gubinsky-Melts DefenseB01Main LineB01Valencian VariationB01Portuguese Gambit, Classical VariationB01Portuguese Gambit, Wuss VariationB01Main Line, Leonhardt GambitB01Modern Variation, Wing GambitB01Kádas GambitB01Anderssen CounterattackB01