{"id":33,"date":"2021-01-04T10:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T10:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queensgambit.uk\/?p=33"},"modified":"2021-01-12T00:08:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T00:08:51","slug":"how-to-play-the-scandinavian-defense-in-chess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queensgambit.uk\/?p=33","title":{"rendered":"How to Play The Scandinavian Defense In Chess"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Scandinavian Defense is a chess opening that is characterized by the moves:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>e4 d5.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The idea:<\/strong> Black tries to challenge the center right from the first move, using his Queen pawn. The only good move for White is to take this pawn. Black then has a choice between:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"278\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/queensgambit.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/scandinaviandefence-chessmove.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/queensgambit.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/scandinaviandefence-chessmove.jpg 278w, https:\/\/queensgambit.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/scandinaviandefence-chessmove-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/queensgambit.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/scandinaviandefence-chessmove-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Immediately taking it back with the Queen.<\/li><li>Attacking it with the Knight.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The Scandinavian Defense is played mostly by many amateur players and rarely played at the master level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Scandinavian Defense can be divided into three major variations, depending on Black&#8217;s options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>[+] The Modern Variation<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>It appears on the board after the following moves:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>e4 d5<\/li><li>exd5 Nf6<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The Modern Variation is based on a cautious idea. Instead of taking on d5 and exposing the Queen right from the beginning of the game, Black decides to attack the pawn with the Knight, delaying its capture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea is to capture the pawn with the Knight in a near future, since White would lose far too much time and sacrifice development in order to protect it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">[+] The Gubinsky-Melts Defense<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gubinsky-Melts Defense of the Scandinavian Defense appears on the board after the following moves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>e4 d5<\/li><li>exd5 Qxd5<\/li><li>Nc3 Qd6<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The main idea of this line is to maintain the pressure on the d-file with the Queen, as opposed to what happens in the Mieses-Kotr\u010d Variation, in which the Queen leaves this file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">[+] Main line: Mieses-Kotrc Variation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Main Line of the Scandinavian Defense (Mieses-Kotr\u010d Variation) appears on the board after the following moves:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>e4 d5<\/li><li>exd5 Qxd5<\/li><li>Nc3 Qa5<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The main line of the Scandinavian Defense is, as its name indicates, the most widely played variation in this opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Scandinavian Defense: Solid, Sharp, or Suspect? - Chess Openings Explained\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OGehkS76Q24?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Scandinavian Defense is a chess opening that is characterized by the moves: e4 d5. The idea: Black tries to challenge the center right from the first move, using his Queen pawn. The only good move for White is to take this pawn. Black then has a choice between: Immediately taking it back with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opening-moves"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/queensgambit.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/queensgambit.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/queensgambit.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queensgambit.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queensgambit.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/queensgambit.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36,"href":"https:\/\/queensgambit.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions\/36"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queensgambit.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/queensgambit.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queensgambit.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queensgambit.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}