Scandinavian Queen D-6 Variation
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PlayChessPoorly
Dec 10, 2016
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Looking for the best queen d-6 variation book for the scandi. The ones im looking at right now are, "The Safest Scandinavian" Kotronias and "Understanding the Scandinavian" Kasparov. If you know of either which one is better or if there is an alternative I would appreciate it. Looking specifically at the queen d-6 variation. I already own "Smeardon's Scandinavian" and "The modern Scandinavian" Wahls. Any guidance appreciated.
Dec 12, 2016
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#2
This book is older, but also covers it:
https://www.amazon.com/Scandinavian-Defense-Dynamic-3-Qd6/dp/1888690119
Then there is Starting Out: The Scandinavian, which about a third of that book is on 3...Qd6.
I own both of them. The 2001 book is good for someone who knows the Scandinavian, and is looking for an additional 40 highly annotated games, but there are more variations than there are explanations.
There is a third that I don't own, and it depends on which line you are looking to play. The Scandinavian: Move by Move is on 3...Qd6, but it's on the older 4...c6 line rather than the more modern (as in last 20 years modern, not modern as in the last year or two) 4...a6.
I quite playing the 3...Qd6 lines over a decade ago. I for the most part don't play the Scandinavian any more, but the few times I do, which is maybe once every two years in serious tournament play, I prefer 3...Qa5, so can't speak for how good or bad the books are in the last 10 years written on 3...Qd6, including the Lakdawala book - only aware of its existence and which specific variation it covers.
Dec 22, 2016
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#3
I used to play the Center Counter but one day I asked myself if I feared losing more than I desired winning. That was the end of that.
Dec 26, 2016
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#4
Thanks for the replies. I've seen several dvds that were well regarded amongst higher level players. Im looking specifically for a book. I heard Michael Melts book was not so great so I ended up going with "The Safest Scandinavian" after reading the first few pages and skipping around a bit I really like it and would recommend it based off that.
I have all the Scandinavian Defense books mentioned earlier. "The Safest Scandinavian" by Vassilios Kotronias is a very good choice for the 3...Qd6 variation. Also instructive, and which covers all of the Scandinavian variations including the 3...Qd6 is the following...
"Understanding the Scandinavian" by Sergey Kasparov...
I would recommend it as your second book on the Scandinavian.