Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Goteborg System
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 e5 5. Nf3
The Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Goteborg System is a chess opening classified as ECO B01, reached after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 e5 5. Nf3. It is a line of the Scandinavian Defense. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 263 times by this move order. White won 59%, 4% were drawn and Black won 37%. The most popular continuation is 5… Bg4 (36% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.78 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 5… exd4 6. Qe2+ Be7 7. Qb5+ Qxb5 8. Nxb5)
- ECO
- B01
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 e5 5. Nf3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 129 | |
| 1500-1999 | 107 | |
| 2000+ | 27 | |
| All | 263 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… Bg4 Anderssen Counterattack, Collijn Variation | 95 (36%) | |
| 5… exd4 | 62 (24%) | |
| 5… e4 | 33 (13%) | |
| 5… Bb4 | 31 (12%) | |
| 5… Nc6 | 25 (10%) | |
| 5… Bd6 | 11 (4%) | |
| 5… f6 | 3 (1%) | |
| 5… Nd7 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
14 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 71%, draw 8%, Black 21%). The strongest:
- GM Chithambaram VR. Aravindh (2692) – IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) 1-0 · 1st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026 · 2026-05-21
- GM Samuel Sevian (2688) – IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) 1-0 · Titled Tue 10th Mar 2026 · 2026-03-10
- GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov (2641) – IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) 1-0 · 1st 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026 · 2026-04-23
- GM Jose Carlos Ibarra Jerez (2533) – IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) 1/2-1/2 · 2nd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026 · 2026-01-22
- GM Kirill Shubin (2478) – IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) 1-0 · Titled Tue 12th May 2026 · 2026-05-12
Highest-rated Lichess games
- jerryfabian2005 (2454) – Karpazov (2464) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- Markovich0104 (2232) – cartonpate (2264) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 300 + 0s
- buzzd1992 (2279) – pjesma (2209) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 e5
Continuations
- Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Collijn Variation B01 · 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 e5 5. Nf3 Bg4
More Scandinavian Defense lines (all)
- Scandinavian Defense (1. e4 d5) B01
- Scandinavian Defense (1… d5 2. b3) 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
- Scandinavian Defense: Kiel Variation 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.