Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 c6
The Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B01, reached after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 c6. It is a line of the Scandinavian Defense. White is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 22,077 times by this move order. White won 49%, 4% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 3. dxc6 (68% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.75 (Stockfish, depth 51; best line 3. dxc6 Nxc6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e5)
- ECO
- B01
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 d5 2. exd5 c6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 7,294 | |
| 1500-1999 | 12,145 | |
| 2000+ | 2,638 | |
| All | 22,077 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. dxc6 | 15,076 (68%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 3,387 (15%) | |
| 3. d4 | 1,525 (7%) | |
| 3. Nf3 | 1,247 (6%) | |
| 3. c4 | 380 (2%) | |
| 3. d6 | 213 (1%) | |
| 3. Bc4 | 66 (0%) | |
| 3. Qf3 | 47 (0%) |
Master games
282 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 48%, draw 9%, Black 43%). The strongest:
- GM Yangyi Yu (2720) – GM Aleksandr Rakhmanov (2614) 1/2-1/2 · Chessable Masters Play-In · 2024-01-31
- GM Zaven Andriasian (2581) – GM Daniil Dubov (2710) 0-1 · Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 · 2021-04-03
- GM Jaime Santos Latasa (2656) – GM Aleksandr Rakhmanov (2632) 1-0 · Olympic Esports Prelims · 2023-05-05
- IM Nikolozi Kacharava (2531) – GM Aleksandr Rakhmanov (2635) 1-0 · 23rd ch-EUR Indiv 2023 · 2023-03-05
- GM Rodrigo Vasquez Schroeder (2456) – GM Kirill Alekseenko (2696) 1-0 · Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 · 2021-03-06
Search all games of the Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Antosha_Chekhonte (2615) – GM JThybo (2635) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
- SouthWind06 (2587) – Schmargendorf (2623) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- Dmitry_Kornilovich (2514) – Schmargendorf (2616) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Scandinavian Defense (1. e4 d5) 1. e4 d5
Continuations
- Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne Gambit B01 · 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 c6 3. dxc6 Nxc6
- Scandinavian Defense: Kloosterboer Gambit B01 · 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 c6 3. dxc6 e5
More Scandinavian Defense lines (all)
- Scandinavian Defense (1… d5 2. b3) B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Collijn Variation B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Goteborg System B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Orthodox Attack 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.