Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 c6

ECO B01

The Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit is a chess opening line in the Scandinavian Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 c6.

It is catalogued under code B01 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move c6 is chosen by Black on move 2.

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