Chess: Understanding the Center Counter (Scandinavian) Part XX

1 e4 d5 2 exd5 Qxd5 3 Nc3 Qd8 4 d4 Nf6 5 Bc4 a6
6 Nf3 b5 7 Bb3 c5 8 dxc5 Qxd1+ 9 Nxd1 e6
10 Be3 Nfd7 11 c3 Nxc5 12 Bc2 Bb7 13 b4
13 ... Ne4 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 Nc3 Qd8 4 d4 Nf6 5 Bc4:



5 ... a6



5 ... Bg4
5 ... Bf5
5 ... c6
5 ... Nbd7

6 Nf3



6 Nge2

6 ... b5



6 ... e6
6 ... Nc6

7 Bb3



7 Bd3
7 Be2

7 ... c5



7 ... e6
7 ... Bb7

8 dxc5



8 a4

8 ... Qxd1+



9 Nxd1



9 Kxd1

9 ... e6



9 ... Bb7

10 Be3



10 O-O
10 Bf4
10 a4

10 ... Nfd7



10 ... Bb7

11 c3



11 O-O
11 c6
11 Nd2
11 Nd4
11 c4

11 ... Nxc5



11 ... Bb7
11 ... Bxc5

12 Bc2



12 O-O

12 ... Bb7



12 ... a5

13 b4



13 O-O
13 a3

13 ... Ne4



13 ... Na4

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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