Don't you have a database? Rb1 was first played by GM Hickl 1993. It's not the best however and allows Black equality.
A disruptive idea against the main line of the Scandinavian: 3...Qa5 4.Rb1!?
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yeah interesting.
(As someone who seriously plays the Center Counter Defense)
Nice line ... positionally Very Strong!
Side note for Center Counter players: The positional luft White gets from g2, Bg3 and h3 (further gaining tempo by kicking the Black's LSB around) is why I personally never play Bg4 (preferring ..Bf5)
Obviously, I'm not half the player you are, but I've played the Center Counter Defense for years and years. Does 4.Rb1 allow for a quick 4...c5 (is my question)
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pcalugaru escribió:
(As someone who seriously plays the Center Counter Defense)
Nice line ... positionally Very Strong!
Side note for Center Counter players: The positional luft White gets from g2, Bg3 and h3 (further gaining tempo by kicking the Black's LSB around) is why I personally never play Bg4 (preferring ..Bf5)
Obviously, I'm not half the player you are, but I've played the Center Counter Defense for years and years. Does 4.Rb1 allow for a quick 4...c5 (is my question)
Yes, 4...c5 is the critical line, although almost nobody plays it because it doesn’t fit the spirit of the Scandinavian Defense.
I think the best reply was 5.Nf3, aiming for 6.d4 in order to be able to play b4 later on.
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Wow. @Jcidus strikes again! As a disciple of the Karpov/Petrosian positional school I ask myself how Black can benefit from White's having ruled out Q-side castling through slow play. But I come up a blank and must agree that the slugfest following 4..., c5 seems best.
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RalphHayward escribió:
Wow. @Jcidus strikes again! As a disciple of the Karpov/Petrosian positional school I ask myself how Black can benefit from White's having ruled out Q-side castling through slow play. But I come up a blank and must agree that the slugfest following 4..., c5 seems best.
4...c5 is good also against 4.Bc4!?
This sideline gets shown a lot on YouTube: 4.Bc4, d3, Qe2, 0-0-0, but I imagine Scandinavian Defense players have probably seen it many times already.
Lately, even though I don’t really play chess anymore, I’ve been studying the most psychological ways to approach each opening looking for creative but solid ideas that can make the opponent uncomfortable.
Today I’m starting with a disruptive idea against the Scandinavian Defense:
4.Rb1!? on move 4 against ...Qa5, the main mainline variation.
The idea is similar to the 4.b4!? Leonhardt Gambit that gambit is basically a pure bluff.
In rapid games people usually refute it, but in bullet it’s fun as hell to play.
I think 4.Rb1 has a lot of potential.
It’s a very Petrosian-style prophylactic move.
If you really think about it, it’s actually very logical: the goal is to dislodge the queen from a5 by threatening b4. The queen is way too comfortable and flexible on that square, and the last thing you want is to enter mainline theory where Black feels completely at home.
I don’t know if this 4.Rb1!? appears in any books or opening manuals it feels pretty original to me, although maybe some expert has analyzed it before.
I know there are other side-lines on move 4 against the Qa5 Scandinavian, like 4.g3 or 4.Bc4!?, but any serious Scandinavian player probably already has good prep against those ideas.