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hey! I play a lot of the Scandinavian as black and want to improve my game. what are the best resources on the Scandinavian?
Dec 20, 2023
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1) don't
2) bro ur 1000 elo why do you even need an opening
3) All you need to know about scandi is the setup and how to survive to the endgame where you will have advantage(learn how to defend against the 3 ways to attack the scandi: d5 push, f4 push and the knight/bishop sacrifice on e6
Look up some games in a data base, e.g.
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1768345
read the book The Scandinavian for Club Players. it will help emincely.
IM John Bartholomew has a lot of resources on the scandi, and a number of videos if you just search his name and scandi.
He also has a free scandi course as well as paid on Chessable, I haven’t got into them myself, but the reviews seems favorable.
He also has a free scandi course as well as paid on Chessable, I haven’t got into them myself, but the reviews seems favorable.
I see you have been playing the 3...Qa5 version of the Scandinavian after 3 Nc3. The book that chessterd5 mentioned is indeed good and is a repertoire for black in 3 Nc3 Qa5. It also presents a repertoire for black when white plays 3 Nf3 or 3 d4 and when white deviates early with 2 Nc3, 2 e5, 2 d4.
Dec 20, 2023
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https://www.amazon.com/Smerdons-Scandinavian-David-Smerdon/dp/1781942943/ref=sr_1_17?crid=16ALYARCWY4NO&keywords=scandinavian+defense&qid=1703107662&sprefix=Scandinavian+defense%2Caps%2C104&sr=8-17. All you need
Bob…
Andrew Martin wrote probably the best book that I’ve come across on the Center Counter Defense (Scandinavian) for average club player.
Based on the 3...Qa5 var
Part one covers all the main deviations
2.Nf3: 2.d4: 2.e5: & 2.Nc3
Also 1.e4 d5 2.exd Qxd5 3. d4 and 3.Nf3 and very solid lines against the BDG
Part one is worth the price of the book... IMO Just the right about of detail to get someone up and running playing the Center Counter Defense.