Scandinavian

Are there any Grandmasters who have played the scandinavian defense 1. e4 d5 in a championship match ? 

yea i like the modern variation more than the queen captures d5. throws white off 

you know which game it was ? 

Here is the game: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1018629

 2...Nf6 is nowadays regarded as much worse than the mainlines. Both 3. d4 and Caruana's 3. Bb5+ promise white an easy advantage according to modern theory.

I like 2...Nf6 a lot... for blitz. Wouldn't play it in a tournament anymore. If your opponent has seen it before then your position is pretty miserable.

In fact even in blitz, I wont play it against higher rated players.

I've never compared the lines actually, but I assume 3...e6 offers more tactics. That's what I play anyway.

Caruana's 3. Bb5+, WTH?  You might want to do a little research: Bobby Fischer played 3.Bb5, and others did even before him

geojem_63 I don't know how games from 40 years ago are relevant to modern theory. Also, there's no need to be obnoxious to people on the forums. Who are you, anyway?

I never said Caruana invented the move. I find this amusing; you obviously went out of your way to try to find fault with what I've said because there's only one instance I could find in the database of Bobby Fischer playing the move, and of course it was an obscure game against an inferior opponent. Why did you go to all that trouble just to be argumentative? lol

I was referring to Caruana's use of the move against Akobian at US Champs, in a Round 1 game which he won easily. This system by black is hardly played anymore on a high level, but when it is, 3. d4 is much more common from white nowadays, which is why it was nice to see Caruana showing that white can play for a relatively risk-free advantage with another move as well.

@dpnorman, so then tell us the specific Caruana game you are referring to, to begin with, otherwise you make it sound like he invented 3.Bb5

"(You) don't know how games from 40 years ago are relevant to modern theory" -- I on the other hand could list a half dozen reasons.

To make up for being obnoxious, let me inform you of a couple of cool lines in the 3.Bb5+ Scandi, in case you play 1.e4; these lines both emanate from 3...Bd7 4.Bc4 b5!? though of course Black also has 4...Bg4

*His account has been closed. Doubt it had anything to do with this, but funny.