Chess: Understanding the Center Counter (Scandinavian) Part IX

1 e4 d5 2 exd5 Qxd5 3 c4 Qa5 4 Nc3 e5 5 d4 exd4
6 Qxd4 Nc6 7 Qd1 Bd7 8 Bd2 O-O-O 9 Nd5 Re8+
10 Be2 Qa6 Line



For explanations of moves 1 through 3 please
refer to Chess: Understanding the Center Counter
(Scandinavian) Part I

1 e4 d5 2 exd5 Qxd5:



3 c4



3 Nc3
3 Nf3
3 d4
3 Qf3

3 ... Qa5



3 ... Qd8
3 ... Qe4+
3 ... Qe6+

4 Nc3



4 Nf3

4 ... e5



4 ... Nc6
4 ... Nf6

5 d4



5 Nge2
5 Qb3
5 Nf3

5 ... exd4



5 ... Bb4

6 Qxd4



6 ... Nc6



6 ... Be6

7 Qd1



7 Qd2

7 ... Bd7



7 ... Bf5

8 Bd2



8 Qd5
8 Nf3

8 ... O-O-O



8 ... Qf5

9 Nd5



9 Nf3

9 ... Re8+



9 ... Qc5

10 Be2



10 Ne2

10 ... Qa6



10 ... Qc5

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Chess: Understanding the Center Counter (Scandinavian) Part VIII

1 e4 d5 2 exd5 Qxd5 3 Qf3 Nf6 4 Qxd5 Nxd5 5 Nf3 c6
6 d3 g6 7 Be2 Bg7 8 O-O O-O 9 Re1 Na6
10 a3 Nac7 Line



For explanations of moves 1 through 3 please
refer to Chess: Understanding the Center Counter
(Scandinavian) Part I

1 e4 d5 2 exd5 Qxd5:



3 Qf3



3 Nc3
3 Nf3
3 d4
3 c4

3 ... Nf6



3 ... Qe5+
3 ... Qe6+

4 Qxd5



4 Nc3

4 ... Nxd5



5 Nf3



5 Bc4

5 ... c6



5 ... Nc6
5 ... Bg4

6 d3



6 Bc4
6 Be2

6 ... g6



6 ... Nd7
6 ... Bg4

7 Be2



7 c3

7 ... Bg7



7 ... Bf5

8 O-O



8 d4

8 ... O-O



8 ... Bf5

9 Re1



9 Nbd2
9 d4

9 ... Na6



9 ... Bf5
9 ... Bg4
9 ... c5

10 a3



10 d4
10 c3

10 ... Nac7



10 ... Bf5

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Chess: Understanding the Center Counter (Scandinavian) Part VII

1 e4 d5 2 exd5 Qxd5 3 d4 Nc6 4 Nf3 Bg4
5 Be2 O-O-O 6 c4 Qf5 7 O-O Nf6 8 Be3 e5
9 d5 e4 10 Nd4 Nxd4 11 Bxd4 Bd6 12 Nc3
12 ... Bxe2 13 Qxe2 Ng4 14 h3 Line



For explanations of moves 1 through 3 please
refer to Chess: Understanding the Center Counter
(Scandinavian) Part I

1 e4 d5 2 exd5 Qxd5:



3 d4



3 Nc3
3 Nf3
3 Qf3
3 c4

3 ... Nc6



3 ... Nf6
3 ... e5
3 ... Qa5+
3 ... c6
3 ... g6
3 ... a6
3 ... Bf5

4 Nf3



4 Be3
4 Ne2

4 ... Bg4



4 ... e5
4 ... Bf5

5 Be2



5 c4
5 Nc3

5 ... O-O-O



5 ... Qd6
5 ... Qa5+
5 ... Nf6

6 c4



6 Be3
6 Nc3
6 c3

6 ... Qf5



6 ... Qh5
6 ... Qd6

7 O-O



7 Qb3
7 Be3
7 d5

7 ... Nf6



7 ... Nxd4
7 ... e6

8 Be3



8 d5
8 Qb3

8 ... e5



8 ... Qa5
8 ... e6

9 d5



9 ... e4



9 ... Bxf3

10 Nd4



10 Nfd2
10 Ng5

10 ... Nxd4



10 ... Bxe2

11 Bxd4



11 Bxg4

11 ... Bd6



11 ... Bxe2

12 Nc3



12 f3

12 ... Bxe2



12 ... Qg6
12 ... Bh3
12 ... Rhe8

13 Qxe2



13 Nxe2

13 ... Ng4



13 ... Be5

14 h3



14 g3

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