Scandinavian Defense: Gubinsky-Melts Defense (Qd6) (B01)

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Target Position

♜ ♝ ♛ ♚ ♝ ♞ ♜ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♞ ♛ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♜ ♞ ♝ ♚ ♝ ♞ ♜
Engine Eval: +0.29

Master Game Statistics

Based on master-level chess games in the database.

White Wins: 36.5% Draws: 35.9% Black Wins: 27.6%

Strategic Overview

The Scandinavian Defense: Gubinsky-Melts Defense (Qd6) (ECO code B01) is a key chess opening. From the starting board position, it is defined by the following move sequence:

Move Sequence (SAN)
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6
UCI Move Path
e2e4 d7d5 e4d5 d8d5 b1c3 d5d6
Repertoire Training

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Parent Opening

This line is a variation of the main parent opening:

Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation (B01)