Scandinavian Defense · B01
Boehnke Gambit
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 e5 3. dxe6 Bxe6
The structure hands Black the half-open d-file - rook pressure down it is a standing plan. ...d5 challenges e4 on move one; Black accepts an early queen sortie for a rock-solid Caro-Kann-style structure with no theory debt.
The first 4 moves, explained
- 1. e4 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling d5, and frees the bishop and queen.
- 1... d5 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling e4, and frees the bishop and queen. Theory calls this the Scandinavian Defense.
- 2. exd5 Takes the pawn on d5, toward the centre.
- 2... e5 Stakes a claim in the centre, controlling d4, and frees the bishop and queen.
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Where this fits
This line is one of 45 in the Scandinavian Defense. If you want to know where your own games leave it, the guide on leaving theory explains how that is found.