i need help. what is the best way to beat scandinavian defense?

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MURDER_KING

hi everyone! Cooli have been playing in chess.com for about a month now. but im still a terribel player. well many times i play e4. my question is how defeat somebody(i play as white) who plays after 1.e4, 2.d5, 3.exd5 , 4.Qxd5, 5.Nc3, 6.Qa5(avoid the knight on c3).

what do i suppose to do then? should i chase away or trap the black queen on a5? or just ignore the Qa5 and develop the other pieces instead?

i would like to appreciate your answers. thanks Laughing

tinman5150

Hello Murder_King. You were seeking information on beating the Scandiavian Defense. Click into your computer on to youtube. There's a video exclusively on the scandiavian defense. I watched about 10 minutes of the video and I believe it is what you are looking for. Check it out on youtube and punch in your opening. Have a great checkmate day while you're at it and good luck to you. tinman5150/  John Moyer

baddogno

There are about 50 previous threads on the Scandinavian.  Check them out!

http://www.chess.com/forum/search?keyword=Scandinavian

tinman5150

What I do on the queen on a5 is I put my queen in front of my king. That protects your pawn on e4. This  way he can't capture your pawn. His next move will be Nc6. My next move is Nc3 attacking his queen. Now he has  to move his queen again. Say he moves his queen to a5. Now you bring out the other knight Nf3. Now your light bishop is open for attack on the queen. The reason for this to get the knight out so the rook can protect the bishop. While his queen is being chased. You are developing your pieces. Stand firm on your defense and keep  attacking his queen. You can trap it where he loses it. That's why it's not good to get your queen out  early. I don't understand these die hards that come out with their queen. When this happens be cautious and careful.  Just keep playing and studying tactis and stategy. We'll get to know it all. Good luck Murder_king.

baddogno

Apparently you don't have access to a database so I'll show you white's most popular responses to Qa5:

4.d4 3,992
44.3% 30.4% 25.2%
4.Nf3 564
44.5% 29.8% 25.7%
4.Bc4 469
44.3% 27.7% 27.9%
4.g3 219
43.4% 29.7% 26.9%
4.b4 33
33.3% 18.2% 48.5%
4.Rb1 10
60%   30%
4.Be2 9
33.3% 33.3% 33.3%
4.d3 6
    100%
4.h3 6
16.7% 16.7% 66.7%
4.Qe2 4
50%   50%
4.a3 3
66.7%   33.3%
4.f4 3
66.7%   33.3%
4.Nge2 3
66.7% 33.3%  
4.b3 2
  50% 50%
4.Qf3 1  Karklins Eric - Soltis Marcy (1992.??.??)

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tinman5150

A data base is not going keep the queen from getting to your king. You want to protect all your pieces. Especially your king. Data bases are a joke. You have to defend your army. The queen is marching in. Hello you have to protect your e4 pawn and your e1 king simotaneusly. Qe2 and when the queen comes a calling you attack with king knight. The best part of chasing the queen is that your developing and the opponent with the queen is only moving the queen. The opponent with the queen can't do much developing. So much for the data base.I think the wheel was a better invention.

JMB2010

try d4, h3, Nf3, Bc4, 0-0, and just play chess.

baddogno

@tinman5150:

I'm genuinely confused here (not an unusual condition Embarassed).  You keep stressing the need to protect the e4 pawn.  You sure we're discussing the same opening?  

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