How to Play the Scandinavian Defence | Grandmaster Repertoire

Hi guys, here are some of my updates on the Modern Scandinavian and how people mostly play it nowadays including my recommendations.

Intro: (0:00)
Sideline Options: (00:23)
Nge2 Setups: (9:15)
Ne5 Setups: (16:15)
Bd2 Setups: (20:36)
Outro: (31:32)

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[seanlee]

Hey at @2:51 I found a cool novelty against bb3. C5! Here is my study I'm 100% ull like it

[daved]

This is very double edged and complex. I would not play this unless I had everything committed to memory! Good tutorial!

[yosefcohen]

Thank you, Master Ly.

I'm glad to see a GM advocating Scandi' Qa5, because simply - I used to be an e4 player, and in Every game, I lost to that opening (up to a point that I thought that Scandi' players just cheated with an engine), even though I was prepared, I started playing Scandi' Qa5 and won a lot. A highly underrated opening.

[michaelallport]

Very instructive. Thanks a lot.
Off this subject, I have another Closed Sicilian question. You advised me well about the white perspective earlier.
This time I would like your perspective on Black("reversed") Closed Sicilian. Is it universally adaptable against openings other than c4? Perhaps, like from the white perspective, possible with adjustments(or abandonment) against the d4, e4 openings?
I really appreciate your kind assistance. There are only a few YouTube chess presenters as yourself. You have an obvious vocation/feel for the game of chess.
Thanks again for your kind devotion to your followers and chess itself. It is truly appreciated.

[sgnk]

Nicely explained but lots of theory I'll stick to my qd8 for now

[joaquinramos]

Super video! I use to play the Qa5 Scandi in an old fashion. I im going add your improvements to my repertoire

[SEAKPhotog]

Great content. Thanks, you've got a new sub 👍🏻

[derSchachstratege]

I like white Set up at 04:00, but this Nc6 and Bg4 seems extremly active for Black. Glad I Found you! Merry xmas!

[TheDitronik]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 { B01 Scandinavian Defense: Main Line } 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Bb4 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Qh5 8. Be2 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne5 Qg5 11. f4 Qh4 12. Be1 Qh6 13. g4 g5 14. fxg5 Qxg5 15. Bd2 Qg7 16. Qc1 Ne4 17. Bh6 Qh8 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. Rxf7+ Ke8 20. Qh6 Nd7 21. Qxe6+ Kd8 22. Qe7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0

[twngrd]

Very informative. Any chance we could see how to pay against the scandinavian too? I can't ever seem to get much as white.

[daved]

One variation I would have liked to see covered is when white pushes E5 instead of ExD. This has some popularity in the chess under 2000 players.

[josephoyek]

At 10:37, is it good to, if White plays h3, reply with Qh5? And be ready to sacrifice the Bishop for two pawns once White castles?

Or would that be a waste of time since the h8 Rook can't join?

[mossps]

are you ever going to start twitch streaming?

[MichaelReiter]

I'm looking for an opening with black that allows me to play for a win and that does not come with a ton of theory like 1...e5 or 1...c5. So I've been exploring the Scandinavian defence but it seems that white, if he is less ambitious, can force a draw. In one recent book I found e.g. the following line: 1.e4 e5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bf5 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bd2 Bb4 8.a3 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 Qb6 10.d5 Nbd7 11.0-0 0-0 12.dxe6 Bxe6 13.Bxe6 Qxe6 14.Re1 Qf5 15.Nh4 Qd5 and now white can exchange queens and we get an equal endgame with a symmetrical pawn structure that makes it basically impossible to play for a win with black. Are there any ways to avoid this without having a disadvantage as black?
What do you think about the Scandinavian with 3....Qd6? Is it less sound than Qa5?

[johnp]

GM Molton,
When you are white, and play e4 to start, and black responds with the Scandinavian, what is your preferred counter?

exd5 (accept) ?
e5 (advance) ?
d4 (Blackmar gamit) ?
Nc3 (Lizard attack) ?
other ?

thank you!

[seanlee]

@3:09 what is wrong with bxb2 or nbd7 because if knight ever goes to g6 we always have qc6 sry for comment spam

[josephoyek]

Sir, what to do if White doesn't control the center with d4? Where to put the Bishops and e- and c-pawns?

[anessavillar]

e4 vs d5 scandinavian
exd5 Nf6 varation

[محمدالعبدالله-ضوث]

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