art of planning (Counter-center game) part 10/25
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Please note that all the info. in this post are taken from outside sources, they will be mentionned in the last section (special thanks and others sources section)..AND DON'T FORGET TO ALWAYS LOOK FOR COMMENTS UNDER EACH DIAGRAMS!!!
Scandinavian defence
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In this post we will see 5 differents variations of this opening. They will be the Iceland variation, the Marshall variation, Modern variation, normale variation and finally the Mieses-Kotrc gambit.
Zoom in section:
1- IceLand Variation section:
These days the most popular line of the Scandinavian amongst GMs is 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 which leads to a tough positional struggle in most of the cases. But what if you are looking for a street fight from the very first move? Then 2...Nf6!? is your move! This move turns the Scandinavian Defense into a real gambit since White can keep his extra pawn with the 3.c4 move. In return Black gets a very dangerous initiative as the next game shows:
2. Marshall variation section:
Instead of 3.c4 White can play 3.d4 ignoring the d5 pawn and just try to finish his development. Even in this case Black retains attacking chances. The next game is a good example of Black's play in this case. I recommend that you analyze every move and look at the annotations since Black's play is pretty typical for this variation. Take note of how surprisingly quickly White's seemingly solid looking position was torn apart.
3- Modern variation section:
Another possible approach for Black after 3.d4 is to give White another chance to keep his extra pawn in return for a strong initiative. You don't see too often a 2500+ GM playing White and getting checkmated by move 13, but that's exactly what happened in the following game:
4- Normal variation section:
So, is there any hope for White in this line, or does the Scandinavian Defense simply refute the 1.e4 move? Sure White's play in the above mentioned games can be improved, but probably the most solid approach for White is just to ignore all the sacrifices and stick to his guns by finishing the development. Veselin Topalov is arguably one of the most theoretically prepared chess players of our time and he chose exactly this approach when facing GM Gata Kamsky. Black's mistake in this game was that instead of switching to positional play (I know this is a real hell for any gambiteer!) he kept playing too aggressively and got annihilated. Judge for yourself...
5- Mieses-Kotrc gambit variation section:
Youtube "excellent link" variation section:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqHl7vBeJvE
and now the part 2 of the previous link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvES58k63nU
To be avoided section:
Personnal's games section:
The next is an online game played here at chess.com...
More about planning section:
White:
- Try to use the developing by tempo and the prematured exit of the Black Queen
Black:
- Putting an early pressure on the e1-a5 diagonal and trying to accentuate this pressure + fast development
Quebecor's games section:
Nathalia Pogonina's section:
Special thanks section:
I just wanna said a BIG SPECIAL THANKS at Borgqueen, thanks my friend for give me some good ideas for the structure of this post..
AND ALSO, a BIG THANKS at:
thamizhan, Gserper, Arunabi, FM_Eric_Schiller, mircea_1956, ChessRenewal, Pogape and Oldbill !! Thank you all for make this topic possible!!! IMP!!!!! NOTE...The thamizhan, Gserper, Arunabi, FM_Eric_Schiller content's was a GREAT HELP!!! THANKS..
Others references:
-ChessMaster 10
-Fritz 10
-Chess books - Chess Masteur vs Chess Amateur by Max Euwe
- website "federation quebecoise des échecs" database
- youtube
www.pogonina.com
-wikipedia
That's ALL for the Scandinavian defence!.. I hope you had appreciated ;)
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