The 3 ... c5 is the better line I have found.
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I like it but have to watch out for 2. e5 and then blacks development is seriously hampered on the king side. Only from my experience playing Blitz.
The 3 ... c5 is the better line I have found.
The 3 ... c5 is the better line I have found.
I suggest you play THE FRENCH defense,she to have high level,,and give black excelent chances in side Quin board
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StupidGM wrote:
If you really want to confound White, with a complicated opening that even the computers can't agree on how to play best, try this: 1 e4 d5 2 exd5 Nf6 3 d4 Bg4 4 f3 Bf5 5 g4 Bg6 6 c4 e6 (7 g5 is normal from here).
Very tough line if White isn't well-prepared.
Portugese gambit? I believe Fisher mentioned Bb5 as the antidote that cuts the venom out of this gambit. Of course, white has to find this move....
zizgz wrote:
I've been trying different answers to 1e4, and now I decided to try the Scandinavian defence. I'm playing lines with Qd6 or Qd8 in the main line after Nc3. What do you think of this opening? Which lines do you recommend?
Scandinavian is Qd8 is quite solid and I like this line a lot. More active and fun can be the Qa5 lines and playing around with Portuguese gambit ideas at times.
I like the Scandi because the theory is small so you can focus on other areas of your game. In addition, it is an opening that isn't played a lot, so you're essentially playing with a psychological home game advantage of sorts.
Feb 21, 2017
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Kotronias has a book on 3...Qd6 which seems like a tough nut to crack.
To my taste White gets very easy play against 3...Qa5, if something you should try the classical 3...Qd8 or 3...Qd6, whichever you like the most. I would personally go with 3...Qd6
Feb 21, 2017
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#8
I recommend neither - the 2...Nf6 line is in my opinion the best one for black - it's most principled, not bringing out the queen so early.
I agree with Stupid_GM - that gambit line for black is one the best against human white players.
There was a 1440 OTB player who somehow got into the U1300 section of a tournament I was in - we were matched in the second round. He played the Scandinavian ...Qd6. An hour and 13 moves later, he resigned, dropping his queen and the exchange. Obviously this doesn't say anything about the Scandy as a whole - instead it just means that you need to be careful, while ...Nf6 probably gives you easy play and puts the harder moves on white's position.
Feb 22, 2017
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#9
3...Qd8 is my favorite move because there are no tactics in the position that work just because the queen is out early. So you can just play the position without worrying too much about theory. It's passive sure but it's fairly safe.
Feb 22, 2017
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#10
StupidGM wrote:
ChePlaSsYer wrote:
Kotronias has a book on 3...Qd6 which seems like a tough nut to crack.
To my taste White gets very easy play against 3...Qa5, if something you should try the classical 3...Qd8 or 3...Qd6, whichever you like the most. I would personally go with 3...Qd6
3...Qd6 is nothing to fear. I like 3. Qf3 because it takes Black out of a source of many of his wins, like taking a team away from its home court.
Never liked the 3. Nc3 lines. The Advance with 2. e5 is also possible.
The Advance with 2.e5 is possible, but not good.
3.Qf3 looks like it makes no sense.
I've been trying different answers to 1e4, and now I decided to try the Scandinavian defence. I'm playing lines with Qd6 or Qd8 in the main line after Nc3. What do you think of this opening? Which lines do you recommend?