Scandinavian Defense: Panov Transfer
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. c4 c6
The Scandinavian Defense: Panov Transfer is a chess opening classified as ECO B01, reached after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. c4 c6. 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 9,596 times by this move order. White won 44%, 4% were drawn and Black won 52%. The most popular continuation is 4. dxc6 (74% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.18 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 4. d4 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4)
- ECO
- B01
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. c4 c6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1,993 | |
| 1500-1999 | 6,322 | |
| 2000+ | 1,281 | |
| All | 9,596 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. dxc6 | 7,068 (74%) | |
| 4. Nc3 | 1,391 (14%) | |
| 4. d4 | 658 (7%) | |
| 4. Qa4 | 137 (1%) | |
| 4. Nf3 | 125 (1%) | |
| 4. d3 | 47 (0%) | |
| 4. d6 | 44 (0%) | |
| 4. Qf3 | 44 (0%) |
Master games
483 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 44%, draw 17%, Black 39%). The strongest:
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2862) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2749) 0-1 · Magnus-Alireza 27th Feb · 2021-02-27
- GM Ahmed Adly (2607) – GM Bassem Amin (2654) 1/2-1/2 · Sharjah 21 Rapid Op 2016 · 2016-06-12
- GM Alexey Sarana (2686) – GM Zbigniew Pakleza (2484) 1-0 · Titled Tue 29th Jul Late · 2025-07-29
- GM Alexey Sarana (2686) – GM Zbigniew Pakleza (2484) 1-0 · TCh-AUT Blitz 2025 · 2025-05-31
- GM Bassem Amin (2686) – IM Ihor Vypkhaniuk (2412) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 30th June · 2020-06-30
Search all games of the Scandinavian Defense: Panov Transfer and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- petrogeil2005 (2434) – GM sillyMASTER (2831) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 600 + 0s
- FastCavalier (2524) – Ariel_mlr (2561) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- FastCavalier (2552) – WIM MeantToWin (2471) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation (2. exd5 Nf6) 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6
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: Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Boehnke Gambit B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Bronstein Variation B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Classical Variation B01
- Scandinavian Defense: Grünfeld 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.