Questions tagged [scandinavian-defense]
Scandinavian Defense is the chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 d5.
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Is the Scandinavian Defence inferior?
As Black, I have never played the Scandinavian Defence, nor have I ever liked the Center Game for White. It seems like 1. e4 d5 wastes valuable time after 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 and Black's Queen must ...
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How to attack in Scandinavian Defense
After 10 moves as Black, I often end up in a position very close to this, where I still have left my options open about castling.
[FEN "r3k2r/ppqn1ppp/2pbpn2/5bB1/2B5/P1NP1N1P/1PP2PP1/R2Q1RK1 w ...
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Scandinavian Defense with 3.c4
I've recently played some games as Black that opened like this:
[White "Opponent"]
[Black "Me"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "B01"]
[FEN ""]
[CurrentPosition "rnb1kbnr/ppp1pppp/8/3q4/2P5/8/PP1P1PPP/RNBQKBNR b ...
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Scandinavian Defence queen e5
I'm new to chess (around 1000), and I like to practice the Scandinavian defence. I started to check the theory related to it, and I've never seen a single source talking about this queen move after ...
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Why is the Advance Variation considered strong vs the Caro-Kann but not vs the Scandinavian?
As title above, why is the Advance Variation in these recent years considered strong vs the Caro-Kann, especially owing to White's early space advantage in the center, but not vs the Scandinavian? In ...
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Scandinavian: 2. Nc3 d4
I started out with a simple opening: 1. e4 d5 2. Nc3 and then the computer played 2... d4, surprising me, as I had never encountered it before. Since then, I've been trying to analyse the possible ...
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Can Black successfully finish this opening?
I am trying to revive an old line in the Scandinavian defense. Among the many lines I am analyzing, there is one position that looks promising.
I will leave out the lines / opening moves, to keep ...
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Unusual replies to Scandinavian Defense
Are there any tricky, unusual replies by White against the Scandinavian Defense? I mean, avoiding 1. e4 d5 2. exd5, since, especially after 2... Nf6, for what I know, most of the tricks are on Black's ...
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Is the Scandinavian Defense a good opening for beginners?
Is the Scandinavian Defense a good opening for beginners?
I'm wondering this because I'm a beginner and I mainly try to do this opening.
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Plans in the Scandinavian Defence
I'm playing the Scandinavian Defence with 3...Qd8 a lot and I really like that opening. But I can't seem to find the right plan. I just develop my pieces towards the center (I don't fianchetto my ...
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An aggressive counter for white vs Scandinavian Defense
My chess rating is somewhere between 400 and 500 and I have a lot of trouble countering the Scandinavian Defense. My first move is usually e4 but when my opponent uses the Scandinavian Defense (d5), I ...
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What are the similarities and differences in pawn Structure from the Scandinavian and the Caro-Kann?
It seems both openings have the Capablanca Pawn Structure with c6 and e6
I'm curious about where the similarities stop and what are the optimal pawn breaks.
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What is the best reply to Qe5+/Qe6+ in Scandinavian?
[FEN ""]
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qe5+ ( 3... Qe6+ )
What is the best reply to this ? I know that it isn't very good move for black, but I met it few times. I thought that Be2 is the best because ...
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Is there a comprehensive coverage for Lasker variation of the Scandinavian defense?
Recently I was trying to improve Scandinavian defense in a way that I can reach "Viking" setup ( ...0-0-0 + ...Nc6 + ...Bg4 vs d4 ). I am trying out various move orders, and have stumbled upon one ...
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Unable to confirm theoretical evaluation
Theory claims equality for Black in the below diagram.
My engine claims White is better and demolishes the line with convincing moves.
Since I have old laptop, with 2GHz dual core CPU, I was ...
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Can't engineer queenside play for Black
INTRODUCTION:
Recently, I have played online blitz game against very strong GM ( who is also a chess writer ). I didn't even know it until asking him if he has any ELO / title.
We played 7 games ...
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Can Black equalize?
I am working hard on improving certain line, and no matter how much I try I get no headway. I am forced to delve into risky lines, so I am asking for help to determine if Black can equalize in the ...
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Can Black reach full equality?
[FEN "r3kb1r/ppqn1ppp/2p1pn2/4Nb2/2BP4/2N5/PPPBQPPP/2KR3R b kq - 0 10"]
This position is taken from super GM game, so I am fully aware that Black might be busted here and that this question might ...
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Can Black defend in this difficult position?
Can Black reach solid and defensible position in the below diagram? I understand that Black will have to apply "equalize over time" method, so to help posters keep the analysis brief, I am ...
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Scandinavian defense, is it any good? [closed]
Is the Scandinavian Defense any good?
[Event "Rated Bullet game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/nZBJLRIb"]
[Date "2024.03.26"]
[White "healLan"]
[Black "...
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Considering Scandinavian defense versus Dutch defense [closed]
If the game had played between to GM which game progresses to more steps if pgn notion tends more defensive approach with less blunders.
Just for recap
Scandinavian defense ECO B01
[fen ""]
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