As Black

Scandinavian Defence · Advanced

Very practical at lower ratings. It forces White to react from move 1.

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Lines

1. 2...Qxd5 3.Nf3

   1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Nc3 Qe6+ 5.Be2 Bxf3 6.gxf3 Nc6 7.d3 O-O-O

2. 3...Nc6 4.Be3

   1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.d4 Nc6 4.Be3 Nf6 5.c4 Qa5+ 6.Nc3 Bg4 7.Be2 Bxe2

3. 3...Nc6 4.Nf3

   1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.d4 Nc6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.Be2 O-O-O 6.c3 e5 7.O-O exd4

4. 3...Nc6 4.c3

   1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.d4 Nc6 4.c3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 O-O-O 7.O-O h5

5. 5...Bg4 6.Be2

   1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.d4 Bg4 6.Be2 Nc6 7.O-O O-O-O

6. 4...c6 5.Nf3

   1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 c6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Bd3 Bg4 7.O-O e6

7. 4...Nf6 5.Bc4

   1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bc4 Bg4 6.h3 Bh5 7.g4 Bg6

8. 5...Nf6 6.Bc4

   1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 c6 5.Bd2 Nf6 6.Bc4 Qc7 7.Nf3 Bf5 8.O-O e6

9. Lasker Variation

   1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.d4 Bg4 6.h3 Bh5 7.g4 Bg6

10. 5...Nf6 6.Nf3

    1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 c6 5.Bd2 Nf6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 Nbd7 8.O-O e6 9.h3 Bh5