Scandinavian Defense

The Scandinavian Defense (or Center Counter Defense) is a chess opening characterized by the moves: 1. e4 d5 The Center Counter Defense is one of the oldest recorded openings, first recorded as being played between Francesc de Castellví and Narcís Vinyoles in Valencia in 1475 in what may be the first recorded game of modern chess, and being mentioned by Lucena in 1497. It is one of the oldest asymmetric defenses to 1.e4, along with the French Defence. The opening is classified under code B01 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

Scandinavian Defense

The Scandinavian Defense (or Center Counter Defense) is a chess opening characterized by the moves: 1. e4 d5 The Center Counter Defense is one of the oldest recorded openings, first recorded as being played between Francesc de Castellví and Narcís Vinyoles in Valencia in 1475 in what may be the first recorded game of modern chess, and being mentioned by Lucena in 1497. It is one of the oldest asymmetric defenses to 1.e4, along with the French Defence. The opening is classified under code B01 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).