A different way of playing the Scandinavian

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Avatar of gregkluzak

 1.e4 e5

2.exd5 Nd7

I think 2...Nd7 is possibly better than 2...Qxd5 because after 3.Nc3 you don't have  many options. You have to move your queen to a5 or d6 or d8 or e7.

Avatar of Azukikuru

Yeah, black doesn't really need that extra knight anyway...

Avatar of ghostofmaroczy

Just like in this thread, you are dropping a piece in the opening, which will lose the game.