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scandinaviandefense
Ok! Here are the alteratives to 2... Qxd5 and 2... Nf6:
2... c6
The 3rd most popular move. The plan is:
3. dxc6 Nxc6
There is also an offshoot I read about on the forums called the reversed Danish:
3. dxc6 e5
4.cxb7 Bxb7
2... e5
I belive this is called the Bohenke gambit. It is a fairly good idea. This is the "main line:
3.dxe6 e.p Bxe6
Also:
2... e6
This is my invention, but I belive it to be inferior. I have never played it. Play is similar to the Bohenke gambit, only in the Bohenke, if White does not recapture, Black gains a central pawn. In my creation (I call it the accelerated Icelandic!), Black gets none of this.
I will present the statistics for all of Black's 2nd moves in a later post.
I have also made a new invention, but I will do analysis for a few days and get back to you.
ps:
My new "invention is 2... c5.
chuckward
I always liked the Icelandic Gambit.
It is a surprise cause no one seems to play it.
It is worth checking out.
1.e4 d5
2.exd5 Nf6
3.c4 e6
4.dxe6 Bxe6
rgp89
Thanks for the diagram, chuckward. I just the diagram to illustriate how the moves goes for others.
For white after 4... Bxe6, I have heard both of these as main lines:
5. Nf3
and
5. Be2 Nc6
6. Nf3
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