This Black Opening DESTROYS Players Below 2200

Dear chess friends,

Would you like to know how to defeat players rated below 2200, when they play 1.e4 as White?

Then you have come to the right place

In this blog, you'll discover:

- The opening setup that is a POINT MACHINE against players below 2200;

- Three different move orders you can use to play this attacking setup;

- How I've been crushing opponents with this setup on Chess.com for the last decade; 

For the details, see my YouTube video below: 

Because you're reading this here on Chess.com, I'll also share with you the PGNs of my games that I talk through in the video:

I've just shared the raw games in the PGN, but for those wanting the annotated PGN file, you receive that as one of the bonuses when you get my course 'Play The Strongest Scandinavian In 2025'. 


This course goes much deeper into how to:

- Deal with White's most common replies at different levels;
- Put the maximum pressure on your opponents as Black;
- Get great attacking chances against the opponent's centre or king against all but the most precise replies; 
- Play the typical Scandinavian middlegames and endgames at a high level (and the good news about the Scandinavian - piece exchanges and endgames usually benefit us!) 

As you can see from this post, I have a fair bit of experience playing the Scandinavian, having played it over a 1000 times across different chess servers. And I know what works and what doesn't when it comes to winning with this opening. 

Discover more about 'Play The Strongest Scandinavian In 2025' here.