Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Geschev Gambit
1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 c6
The Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Geschev Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B02, reached after 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 c6. It is a line of the Alekhine Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 77 times by this move order. White won 47%, 6% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 4. dxc6 (73% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.65 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 4. dxc6 Nxc6 5. Nf3 e5 6. Bb5 Bd6)
- ECO
- B02
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 c6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 40 | |
| 1500-1999 | 26 | |
| 2000+ | 11 | |
| All | 77 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. dxc6 | 56 (73%) | |
| 4. d4 | 10 (13%) | |
| 4. Nf3 | 6 (8%) | |
| 4. Bc4 | 3 (4%) | |
| 4. d6 | 1 (1%) | |
| 4. Bb5 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
2 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 50%, draw 0%, Black 50%). The strongest:
- CM Jesus Daniel Diaz Guerrero (2076) – FM Rafal Tymrakiewicz (2206) 0-1 · Titled Tue 17th Jun Late · 2025-06-17
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Y-Viktoriia (2254) – Amaya64 (2227) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- henryrenteria (2239) – AlexeyKud (2193) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
- stas_az (2183) – B124 (2119) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5
More Alekhine Defense lines (all)
- Alekhine Defense (1. e4 Nf6) B02
- Alekhine Defense: Brooklyn Variation B02
- Alekhine Defense: Brooklyn Variation, Everglades Variation B02
- Alekhine Defense: Buckley Attack B02
- Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation, Lasker Simul Gambit B02
- Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation, Matsukevich Gambit B02
- Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation, Mikenas Gambit B02
- Alekhine Defense: Kmoch Variation B02
- Alekhine Defense: Krejcik Variation B02
- Alekhine Defense: Krejcik Variation, Krejcik Gambit B02
- Alekhine Defense: Maróczy Variation B02
- Alekhine Defense: Mokele Mbembe B02
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.