Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Collijn Variation
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 e5 5. Nf3 Bg4
The Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Collijn Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO B01, reached after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 e5 5. Nf3 Bg4. It is a line of the Scandinavian Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 95 times by this move order. White won 59%, 4% were drawn and Black won 37%. The most popular continuation is 6. Be2 (37% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.61 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Ng5+ Ke8)
- ECO
- B01
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
rn2kbnr/ppp2ppp/8/q3p3/3P2b1/2N2N2/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 2 6- PGN
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 e5 5. Nf3 Bg4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 26 | |
| 1500-1999 | 55 | |
| 2000+ | 14 | |
| All | 95 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Be2 | 35 (37%) | |
| 6. dxe5 | 25 (26%) | |
| 6. h3 | 9 (9%) | |
| 6. Bc4 | 8 (8%) | |
| 6. Bd2 | 5 (5%) | |
| 6. Qe2 | 5 (5%) | |
| 6. d5 | 3 (3%) | |
| 6. Qd3 | 2 (2%) |
Master games
16 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 75%, draw 6%, Black 19%). The strongest:
- GM Chithambaram VR. Aravindh (2689) – IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) 1/2-1/2 · 1st 3-0 Thu 26th Mar 2026 · 2026-03-26
- IM Tatev Abrahamyan (2389) – IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) 0-1 · 1st 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026 · 2026-01-29
- IM Arystanbek Urazayev (2420) – FM Vitaly Boiarintsev (2324) 1-0 · Aksu Masters 2019 · 2019-10-25
- IM David Gorodetzky (2481) – FM Sjoerd Van Roon (2258) 1-0 · Titled Tue 13th May Late · 2025-05-13
- FM Stepan Mohylnyi (2314) – IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) 0-1 · Titled Tue 17th Jun Early · 2025-06-17
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Markovich0104 (2232) – cartonpate (2264) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 300 + 0s
- buzzd1992 (2279) – pjesma (2209) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- LS85 (2235) – pjesma (2211) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Goteborg System 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 e5 5. Nf3
More Scandinavian Defense lines (all)
- Scandinavian Defense (1. e4 d5) B01
- Scandinavian Defense (1… d5 2. b3) B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Orthodox Attack B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne Gambit B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Boehnke Gambit B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Bronstein Variation B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Classical Variation B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Grünfeld Variation B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Gubinsky-Melts Defense B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Icelandic-Palme Gambit B01
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.