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Scandinavian Defense is the chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 d5.

The Scandinavian Defence is an unbalancing, aggressive opening where Black immediately attacks White's e4-pawn. There is not much theory in this opening, and so Black can cut down on opening theory by playing this opening.

Black may recapture the pawn with his queen with 2...Qxd5, after 2.exd5, where his queen will have to move again.

Black may also attack the pawn with his knight with 2... Nf6, where White can gain space and Black will play in the fashion of the Alekhine defense, or White can hold onto the pawn with 3.c4, where Black usually offers a gambit of his c- or e-pawn.

For more information, refer to this website:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_Defense

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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 kq - 3 11"] Although I play this opening fairly often,…
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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 flee, while White can comfortably develop: The…
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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 KQkq c3 0 3"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.c4 * c4…
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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 Nc3. [FEN ""] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qe5+ I…
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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 other words, the Advance Variation (especially…
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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 ways to see if I can make this turn in my favor or…
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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 the post short, so here is the position I am…
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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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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 side. How about 1. e4 d5 2. e5!? or other…
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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 that I believe would suit me the best: [Title…
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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 have a hard time countering that. I heard from…
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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 other moves block bishop and it is bad later in the…
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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 bishop on g7) and then hope my opponent blunders.…
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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 and I lost all of them. Although I know my opening…
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