Scandinavian Defense: Kloosterboer Gambit
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 c6 3. dxc6 e5
The Scandinavian Defense: Kloosterboer Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B01, reached after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 c6 3. dxc6 e5. 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 2,993 times by this move order. White won 46%, 4% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 4. cxb7 (57% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.33 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 4. cxb7 Bxb7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nf3 Nc6)
- ECO
- B01
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 d5 2. exd5 c6 3. dxc6 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 540 | |
| 1500-1999 | 2,026 | |
| 2000+ | 427 | |
| All | 2,993 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. cxb7 | 1,700 (57%) | |
| 4. Nc3 | 386 (13%) | |
| 4. Nf3 | 222 (7%) | |
| 4. d3 | 175 (6%) | |
| 4. Bb5 | 145 (5%) | |
| 4. Bc4 | 115 (4%) | |
| 4. c7 | 56 (2%) | |
| 4. Qe2 | 45 (2%) |
Master games
26 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 12%, Black 46%). The strongest:
- FM Alberto Martin Fuentes (2376) – GM Luca Jr Moroni (2546) 1-0 · Titled Tue 27th May Late · 2025-05-27
- IM Aslan Aitbayev (2475) – IM David Zakaryan (2335) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 · 2021-01-02
- GM Nikita Matinian (2454) – FM Niranjan Navalgund (2289) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 4th Jan · 2022-01-04
- IM Robert Aloma Vidal (2437) – FM Niranjan Navalgund (2289) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 2nd Nov · 2021-11-02
- GM Namig Guliyev (2438) – Etienne Muller (2182) 1-0 · TCh-FRA Top 16 GpA 2026 · 2026-06-08
Search all games of the Scandinavian Defense: Kloosterboer Gambit and its sub-variations
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Comes from
Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 c6
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, Collijn Variation B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Goteborg System B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack, Orthodox Attack B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne 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
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.