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Scandinavian defense main ideas

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Welcome to the Scandinavian probably the most trickiest opening and least common of the e4 openings this is made to get content out while I work on the amendments log of the Sicilian defense, well this is a easy misleading opening while chess law obligates you to not bring the Queen out early. Or consequences will follow, this is not as bad as I first though when I researched this interesting opening. First how do you get to the Scandinavian? Well

                                                   

I also added the previously mentioned Reti opening from the first blog and the Sicilian from the second blog every 2 blogs from now I will do this so people will go back to get help on a different opening if they need it.
 Next is a game demonstration I normally never do this but since this opening is so unique. This will help shed light onto its ideas (note there will be no amendments to this only the Sicilian defense so far is to vast to bring light to everything without drawing attention away from the blog until the Budapest gambit, or the Budapest defense as the classroom name of it is called there will likely be no more amendment logs for any other opening.) 
Now here is the demonstration from one of my games.
 

But the main Scandinavian makes you either have a pawn down or put your Queen   

out early. But a good way against the Scandinavian is the Reti opening: Tennison gambit                                                                            transposition

                                                          

                                         Heres a game with it. 

                                                

                                                   And here is a master game.

                                                 
                                                       

                                                    So in conclusion the Scandinavian is a tricky opening with a lot of ways for counter-play by both sides and try's to set up a opening trap.