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Contents [hide] 1 Scandinavian Defence 1.1 1...d5 1.2 Theory table 1.3 References
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Scandinavian Defence
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Scandinavian Defence
1...d5
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When White opens with 1. e4, the pawn on e4 is immediately a big asset, a bulwark in the centre of the board interfering with Black's plans. Black can either manoeuvre around it, for example by putting a pawn of his own on e5, or he can go after that e4 pawn. There is one move that virtually guarantees the disappearance of White's pawn: 1...d5, the Centre Counter or Scandinavian Defence.
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation(FEN)

Moves: 1.e4 d5

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Capturing Black's pawn is the usual course of action. After 2. exd5

Moves: 1.e4 d5 ECO code: B01 Parent: King's Pawn Opening

we discover the chief drawback of the Centre Counter: in order to recover the pawn (sometimes he chooses not to) Black must now sally forth with his queen providing White with a target to attack. This was considered enough of a problem to put the opening out of business for much of the mid-20th century. Modern players are a little more comfortable breaking the rules though, one of the main reasons for the Scandinavian's modern popularity. 2. d4 transposes to the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit. If Black prefers to decline the gambit, he can steer the game into the French, Caro-Kann, or Nimzovich Defenses. White can defend the pawn, but not comfortably: 2. Nc3 is playable; it generally leads to the knight getting kicked with 2...d4 and retreating to e2 with a position that can develop into a reversed Kings Indian. A lesser option for Black is 2... dxe4. 2. d3 and Black will gleefully exchange pawns, then queens, and White loses the right to castle, although after 2... dxe4, White can play the interesting 3. Nc3. 2. f3 weakens the kingside and deprives the kings knight of its natural square - Black may well decide against capturing on e4 in order to maintain these weaknesses. 2. c3 poisons the pawn. 2. e5 is occasionally seen. Only occasionally, because Black has now has an opportunity to develop his queens bishop to somewhere useful before playing the natural e6, thus negating the main weakness of the French Defence which it resembles. 2.Bd3 blocks White's d-pawn and shuts the d3-bishop in with the e-pawn.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation
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1. e4 d5 2 Center Counter with 2...Nf6 Center Counter with 2...Qxd5 Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Caro-Kann Defence French Defence Center Counter 3 4 +/= +/= =

exd5 d4 Nf3 Nf6 Nxd5 Bg4 ... Nc3 Qxd5 Qa5 d4 Nc3 dxe4 Nf6 ... c6 ... e6 Nc3 d4 d4 Nf6 f3 exf3

Nc3 Nxe4 = dxe4 Bf5 Nc3 Bb4 e5 c5 = +/=

Nce2 Nf3 e5 Bd6

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References

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Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 18574-4221-0.
Chess Openings
1. e4 e5

Wikipedia has related information at Center Counter Defence

Batsford Chess Openings 2 (1989, 1994). Garry Kasparov, Raymond Keene. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
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1. e4 c5 1. e4 other 1. d4 Nf6 1. d4 d5 1. d4 other 1.

Sicilian Defence Closed Sicilian Taimanov Sveshnikov Kan Sicilian Sicilian Dragon Scheveningen Najdorf French Defence Caro-Kann Defence Pirc Defence Alekhine Defence Modern Scandinavian Nimzow itsch Indian Defence King's Indian Nimzo-Indian Queen's Indian Grnfeld Benoni Budapest Catalan Closed Game Queen's Gambit Queen's Gambit Accepted Queen's Gambit Declined Chigorin Slav Semi-Slav Marshall Dutch Defence Old Benoni Defence Englund Gambit English Defence . King's Indian Attack Reti Opening a3 Na3 a4 b3 b4 c3 Nc3 c4 d3 d4 e3 e4 f3 Nf3 f4 g3 g4 h3 Nh3 h4

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