Danish Gambit Accepted: Svenonius Defense
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 Ne7
The Danish Gambit Accepted: Svenonius Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO C21, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 Ne7. It is a line of the Danish Gambit Accepted. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 48 times by this move order. White won 63%, -1% were drawn and Black won 38%. The most popular continuation is 4. Bc4 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 4. cxd4 d5 5. Bd3 Nbc6 6. Ne2 dxe4)
- ECO
- C21
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 Ne7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 11 | |
| 1500-1999 | 33 | |
| 2000+ | 4 | |
| All | 48 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Bc4 | 24 (50%) | |
| 4. cxd4 | 14 (29%) | |
| 4. Nf3 | 7 (15%) | |
| 4. Bg5 | 1 (2%) | |
| 4. h3 | 1 (2%) | |
| 4. Qxd4 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
3 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 33%, draw 0%, Black 67%). The strongest:
- FM Matthias Bach (2241) – GM Jonny Hector (2487) 0-1 · Xtracon Chess Open 2019 · 2019-07-21
- CM Michal Kopczynski (2225) – IM Semen Mitusov (2481) 1-0 · Titled Tue 24th Sep Early · 2024-09-24
- CM Volen Dyulgerov (2200) – FM Gonzalo Alberto Navarrete Mendez (2189) 0-1 · Titled Tue 21st Nov Early · 2023-11-21
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- BlueSky2026 (2311) – Cryspon (2324) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- HaN77 (2076) – Krasniqi84 (2108) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- D1Sangu05 (2024) – giokankan (2080) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Danish Gambit 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3
More Danish Gambit Accepted lines (all)
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.