So what next? I get played on with this all the time. Should white capture letting black take with his queen? If so, what is the best sequence of moves after that? This is very frustrating because I get played on by this a lot and often just do 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qe5 4. Qe2 Qxe2 but it is never fun to start a game like that. Please help!!!
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Dec 17, 2015
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#2
You can do what you feel most comfortable doing. 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 is most common. Black will likely reply Qa5 or Qd6. Qe5 by black is possible, but Be2 is the most common reply there.
Martin_Stahl wrote:
You can do what you feel most comfortable doing. 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 is most common. Black will likely reply Qa5 or Qd6. Qe5 by black is possible, but Be2 is the most common reply there.
Most people prefer 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qe5 4. Be2 but black's queen would just eventually try to capture g2 and eventually capture white's King rook
Dec 17, 2015
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#4
I've learned that blacks aim, if he chooses to give a check with the queen and you just develop your bishop, his aim is to trade as many pieces off as possible to make up his lack of development. If you are white just try and avoid trading too many pieces, but I do find it annoying that black is trying for a draw at the very beginning of the opening...
4 move checkmate. Simple.
Dec 17, 2015
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@Haydoman, after Be2 the queen can't capture g2 from e5. Be2 is the best response to Qe5+
Dec 17, 2015
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#7
Try 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3! Later on you can put your d and c Pawns on the 4th rank. I think this gives White an easier opening to play. You can check out Game Explorer in Chess.com
3. Nc3 gains a tempo on the Queen, but it blocks the c-pawn.
The Scandanavian is one of those supposedly inferior defences, that can be a real bugaboo to defeat.
I liked W. Simon advice on this. If Qa5 I play d3 after taking out the bishop (and most likely your opponent is out of theory). In other lines I go for an early Nf3 - Ne5 and play naturally. Usually the game is easier for me than for black.
erik42085 wrote:
@Haydoman, after Be2 the queen can't capture g2 from e5. Be2 is the best response to Qe5+
In your variation, the queen is on d5. The other person meant this: e4 d5. exd5 Qxd5. Nc3 Qe5+. Be2. Where there is no threats against g2. If black tries Qg5, I might even play Nf3 if it's blitz.
Dec 18, 2015
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Prologue1 wrote:
In your variation, the queen is on d5. The other person meant this: e4 d5. exd5 Qxd5. Nc3 Qe5+. Be2. Where there is no threats against g2. If black tries Qg5, I might even play Nf3 if it's blitz.
Yep, I was referring to the OP's line, explaining the most common reply after Qe5+, instead of the line originally posted of Qe2 allowing queen trades.
The_King_Fischer wrote:
I have to disagree about Black's aim to draw the game w/ the Scandinavian. It can be very tactical especially if Black continues after White exd5 w/ Nf6 followed by c6
Correct. One of the strongest players I personally knew played the Scandinavian. He was not looking for a draw. He was great at whipping up complications. His plan was to draw White into an unfamiliar tactical game then slice him to pieces.
However, he didn't play that Nf6/c6 gambit.
Dec 18, 2015
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#13
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4.b4 Qxb4 5.Rb1 is fun if you feel adventurous
2... qxd5 seems to be the most popular move in a couple of opening databases I looked at. It's a mystery to me because white gains a tempo with 3. nc3. Can anybody tell me about the disadvantages for white in that position?
Dec 18, 2015
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Trapper4 wrote:
Why am I seeing discussion on 3. Qe5+? terrible move...
Because the OP asked about it 
Things look pretty great for white after 4. be2.
Dec 18, 2015
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#18
So you say you don't like it when black plays Qe5+ and you tell Martin you don't want to play Be2 after Qe5+ because the queen can take g2... I try to tell you the queen can't take g2 from e5, then you try to prove me wrong by posting a line where the queen never even goes to e5.... LOL. Peace.
haydoman wrote:
erik42085 wrote:
@Haydoman, after Be2 the queen can't capture g2 from e5. Be2 is the best response to Qe5+
I always used to be incredibly annoyed with the Scandinavian, but then I found this set-up, which is much sharper and probably not to the Scandinavian player's taste:
