Scandinavian Defense: Boehnke Gambit
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 e5 3. dxe6 Bxe6
The Scandinavian Defense: Boehnke Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B01, reached after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 e5 3. dxe6 Bxe6. 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 819 times by this move order. White won 54%, 4% were drawn and Black won 42%. The most popular continuation is 4. Nf3 (48% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.89 (Stockfish, depth 51; best line 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 c5 6. Bb5+ Nc6)
- ECO
- B01
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 d5 2. exd5 e5 3. dxe6 Bxe6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 319 | |
| 1500-1999 | 480 | |
| 2000+ | 20 | |
| All | 819 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Nf3 | 393 (48%) | |
| 4. Nc3 | 184 (22%) | |
| 4. d4 | 118 (14%) | |
| 4. Bb5+ | 31 (4%) | |
| 4. d3 | 18 (2%) | |
| 4. Qe2 | 17 (2%) | |
| 4. Be2 | 12 (1%) | |
| 4. h3 | 9 (1%) |
Master games
1 over-the-board game is classified under this line (White 0%, draw 0%, Black 100%). The strongest:
- WFM Yarullina, A. (2084) – GM Daniel Dardha (2598) 0-1 · Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early · 2023-08-22
Search all games of the Scandinavian Defense: Boehnke Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- CM Chessboylondon (2266) – Firsta16 (2239) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
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- POMAHO (2200) – Aiser2905 (2182) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Scandinavian Defense (1. e4 d5) 1. e4 d5
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: Blackburne Gambit B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne-Kloosterboer 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.