Chess: Understanding the Center Counter (Scandinavian) Part XIII
1 e4 d5 2 exd5 Qxd5 3 Nc3 Qd8 4 d4 c6 5 Bf4 Bf5
6 Qd2 e6 7 Nf3 Nf6 8 Ne5 Bb4 9 f3 h6
10 a3 Be7 11 O-O-O Nbd7 12 Nc4 Nb6 Line
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeP7phjYCiV1JPXULvTe22a_KYKeSLNUt1KSNdNX3UCNFeAGzxADf_CPy2viqaU0qO8k9u25HNPuD6JPlCElM0bkKHw-RKLoDIFdU7CBmvayLJ5J0yaSXXorUkQVk3ynJ9_eBMA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen12Nb6.gif)
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:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-h7OHYlKEhh93_Jk-wdveaTyEo9M9LiZYSm2xoidaDJDTcRgxEz8_alVAZV2s0Ke4GYurvxdtOrLvVa9rHIHVw8Ut-ZGU0Y148FxywbYp1EK8TpXufIP29qEl-_Qj889kTSUFA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen4d4.gif)
4 ... c6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkr_PoEjR3Q9GHky9nqZONOFOibmfiQHAhADEVmoCMck87zw9KHfcNFPg_AJ6wRTyvLdl5x6kvFrx6nhRkqgjSq5StbQctNCbSUMVEp-kkwgWpXaqJJefucNcM44P_We01OaqpA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen4c6.gif)
4 ... g6
4 ... Nf6
4 ... e6
5 Bf4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Hv-NsFsP5f3WNrjbTwF88k30bvz7PbL-X36jJSEnKeLAP5PGMeGSRui1aJu0iNQlgu9jpEVZyebMhANeAlxA89hBsaLlQhDgJ6ZhpO2D9rlmWZbeTk5YGQpeMN7mtSn5MDNOSw/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen5Bf4.gif)
5 Bc4
5 Nf3
5 ... Bf5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-Nzn25D_OYCaqhyphenhyphenQBx6Q_Vf0Np36VmXqshxe9pU744A88tq-KlOfVUJg9O5B4CODJLHL7n92YmUaL6qDlbsGsz4SSQBYjTK5ilsknn1Uo3eglICFRnleZQJ9G0Jmki8rbmYkwA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen5Bf5.gif)
5 ... Qb6
5 ... Nf6
6 Qd2
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicX4HZr04yU3z398CI5V7V5WZh5h03f8HDgQnNvLoFBXXpXqakR15VfKZH7TEbJEPMv1RFIY0PuZ1QefCOyT9bcaTSmENKCUhSFvecRhrRHJnYLKGtuDL9a-SuPwQMoBgZuZhGFw/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen6Qd2.gif)
6 Bd3
6 Nf3
6 ... e6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyBlF1JGCb1sUvtZ7-nqf4rXoP1ipYuTJDoqXpgrX2B1mvyQB3s0iOJ-weuxVHk_iO7HRw8dUQRotPP5dzvaf7SzcE_4SFg5IIfs1bCuC2Ry9I4Ju7cIgbgV6J3BCtRoii1bLJA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen6e6.gif)
6 ... Nf6
7 Nf3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYrElGXisRTvFvQbEt8jChkH2t-uSLsGU3kheAuhBlu848_j70E0vMdkceXFVMLBIBtyYSK4HZv3xRtq8ZbPX1hoLXCQ-tH4UtIsg8TIo2oS9I4ZHzB7xp_8yy_N9xVZKG2-g2Q/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen7Nf3.gif)
7 O-O-O
7 Nge2
7 ... Nf6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaNv05wQdtjYb0Cy2tRI__fWYnAtxsQAY2Wnbim7vMK2hcfYybhBz3JYhaTeCUXEisePnUDAORY2Jn87xA6bVXB2Jj9C-5Gt9h1S6wqAC_bw22UN36y7_sXKtQMhBaE9CZnKbSA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen7Nf6.gif)
7 ... Nd7
8 Ne5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPssdZlFVqDIGJ90GsRYZHvLnr5Z5ZYdHxoqMFB59gIkDXjr97r7ea-E9PA1sT3X1od9bM61HiNH55KSyBwpi-Y1KZLs4AOz-UNv1nKpxMdFhvbReVvg8XlgY9dCwxkkdv9ko2g/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen8Ne5.gif)
8 Bd3
8 Be2
8 ... Bb4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9_TSUi5s7NZOYHWOmn41l3_nHrHHWbnRjLxfQXnixniNyEaOKgT-Yq1q2qwGrryhkKfcmKxUhvNgccPNaYNbXjkvzuU63uBs2cx-kCQ_hmtToVwdkye_ovTdaYf5LxSbXMjauQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen8Bb4.gif)
8 ... Bd6
9 f3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaAYk5SOuin7WyVlBUlcOcWaP5GP6GSEsKTS2t2HqT2jlexgW4Z6ly-2RPMvs23PoRway5l9CE6DvBSRccPvgFUD5JhmXWftVgfx4xmN1FSbwQVUFazAxewGGAqAMQZiwmgjncQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen9f3.gif)
9 a3
9 Bg5
9 ... h6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHWR8RuoHXy1xwUROQAYxLE8lOWG_Dz8hCYSgDPLic6VBwM-Vcf0SCFcruzvO8pWUJpzqBUAsKyW2eom_vLCycIMT_XLP2lfWssUb6LWmPkomrnSQuIx6DtpnthLBkw2BCwGGVg/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen9h6.gif)
9 ... Nd5
9 ... O-O
10 a3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoK6I0tPm77cBgSkfyRv-TsP3MCXmb7-IWnZobO7lZs6Ys1j8tN3JZlEmQ27O4_DjdfQ8W76ere9bHfSIWroTQjWn6gYJfuqKuQ4aPwgZxbggypOq4XVTHO5bEhnTfUc2jI0L_Q/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen10a3.gif)
10 Be2
10 Bd3
10 Nd3
10 ... Be7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmAL2reE2buvJezQlTd9YEBjXPcxx343nJDPF6Adck2syKKBN8XORLXNUwWD8pmJxE-a7Qy99bhnFoMvzhgkgDQOR38J_R1x8qhWP_YmdMOTr1DVTXYw-29Pj8QOA0JP7itX8DQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen10Be7.gif)
10 ... Bxc3
10 ... Ba5
11 O-O-O
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJfavL54FkJJS1WzA82gcdMyptkEAkRFicOwksYjMPmOaF5fR4a_sU8qrJeLmbAPnnKczS5hZsDXBUibR9xj_76xqLJn1TXodWMOE2fxN9zr9XTGhyFRiqMD3O8YJh8_nOKcv2Q/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen11O-O-O.gif)
11 g4
11 ... Nbd7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvlFmReKnYSzXcB7fegGl6msez_qs7kE-fsTBUeaRNDp0WVNF3ZBQNz06Mq_0atG2k73mYiTov5P4s58sK-1gFuPKBqUNpMZ2VeuAZQLP32D60Ued5oPsqJc8T1HIgVVDgy6yaA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen11Nbd7.gif)
11 ... Bh7
11 ... O-O
12 Nc4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRM6JcaF0_jM9xlFIWafZu84UJToHCahK27DiLuyiXCj78nWZ9FQApH9iyHd0MNT24sfa2-ZoFtZ7v5CBcEbpDAfFO-eXvU7YgYjz-pxgbhuaupU74KaPKUT4lXqrBUwQvV2uyQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen12Nc4.gif)
12 g4
12 h4
12 ... Nb6
12 ... Nd5
By ChessCoach@care2.com
6 Qd2 e6 7 Nf3 Nf6 8 Ne5 Bb4 9 f3 h6
10 a3 Be7 11 O-O-O Nbd7 12 Nc4 Nb6 Line
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeP7phjYCiV1JPXULvTe22a_KYKeSLNUt1KSNdNX3UCNFeAGzxADf_CPy2viqaU0qO8k9u25HNPuD6JPlCElM0bkKHw-RKLoDIFdU7CBmvayLJ5J0yaSXXorUkQVk3ynJ9_eBMA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen12Nb6.gif)
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:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-h7OHYlKEhh93_Jk-wdveaTyEo9M9LiZYSm2xoidaDJDTcRgxEz8_alVAZV2s0Ke4GYurvxdtOrLvVa9rHIHVw8Ut-ZGU0Y148FxywbYp1EK8TpXufIP29qEl-_Qj889kTSUFA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen4d4.gif)
4 ... c6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkr_PoEjR3Q9GHky9nqZONOFOibmfiQHAhADEVmoCMck87zw9KHfcNFPg_AJ6wRTyvLdl5x6kvFrx6nhRkqgjSq5StbQctNCbSUMVEp-kkwgWpXaqJJefucNcM44P_We01OaqpA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen4c6.gif)
4 ... g6
4 ... Nf6
4 ... e6
5 Bf4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Hv-NsFsP5f3WNrjbTwF88k30bvz7PbL-X36jJSEnKeLAP5PGMeGSRui1aJu0iNQlgu9jpEVZyebMhANeAlxA89hBsaLlQhDgJ6ZhpO2D9rlmWZbeTk5YGQpeMN7mtSn5MDNOSw/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen5Bf4.gif)
5 Bc4
5 Nf3
5 ... Bf5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-Nzn25D_OYCaqhyphenhyphenQBx6Q_Vf0Np36VmXqshxe9pU744A88tq-KlOfVUJg9O5B4CODJLHL7n92YmUaL6qDlbsGsz4SSQBYjTK5ilsknn1Uo3eglICFRnleZQJ9G0Jmki8rbmYkwA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen5Bf5.gif)
5 ... Qb6
5 ... Nf6
6 Qd2
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicX4HZr04yU3z398CI5V7V5WZh5h03f8HDgQnNvLoFBXXpXqakR15VfKZH7TEbJEPMv1RFIY0PuZ1QefCOyT9bcaTSmENKCUhSFvecRhrRHJnYLKGtuDL9a-SuPwQMoBgZuZhGFw/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen6Qd2.gif)
6 Bd3
6 Nf3
6 ... e6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyBlF1JGCb1sUvtZ7-nqf4rXoP1ipYuTJDoqXpgrX2B1mvyQB3s0iOJ-weuxVHk_iO7HRw8dUQRotPP5dzvaf7SzcE_4SFg5IIfs1bCuC2Ry9I4Ju7cIgbgV6J3BCtRoii1bLJA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen6e6.gif)
6 ... Nf6
7 Nf3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYrElGXisRTvFvQbEt8jChkH2t-uSLsGU3kheAuhBlu848_j70E0vMdkceXFVMLBIBtyYSK4HZv3xRtq8ZbPX1hoLXCQ-tH4UtIsg8TIo2oS9I4ZHzB7xp_8yy_N9xVZKG2-g2Q/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen7Nf3.gif)
7 O-O-O
7 Nge2
7 ... Nf6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaNv05wQdtjYb0Cy2tRI__fWYnAtxsQAY2Wnbim7vMK2hcfYybhBz3JYhaTeCUXEisePnUDAORY2Jn87xA6bVXB2Jj9C-5Gt9h1S6wqAC_bw22UN36y7_sXKtQMhBaE9CZnKbSA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen7Nf6.gif)
7 ... Nd7
8 Ne5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPssdZlFVqDIGJ90GsRYZHvLnr5Z5ZYdHxoqMFB59gIkDXjr97r7ea-E9PA1sT3X1od9bM61HiNH55KSyBwpi-Y1KZLs4AOz-UNv1nKpxMdFhvbReVvg8XlgY9dCwxkkdv9ko2g/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen8Ne5.gif)
8 Bd3
8 Be2
8 ... Bb4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9_TSUi5s7NZOYHWOmn41l3_nHrHHWbnRjLxfQXnixniNyEaOKgT-Yq1q2qwGrryhkKfcmKxUhvNgccPNaYNbXjkvzuU63uBs2cx-kCQ_hmtToVwdkye_ovTdaYf5LxSbXMjauQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen8Bb4.gif)
8 ... Bd6
9 f3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaAYk5SOuin7WyVlBUlcOcWaP5GP6GSEsKTS2t2HqT2jlexgW4Z6ly-2RPMvs23PoRway5l9CE6DvBSRccPvgFUD5JhmXWftVgfx4xmN1FSbwQVUFazAxewGGAqAMQZiwmgjncQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen9f3.gif)
9 a3
9 Bg5
9 ... h6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHWR8RuoHXy1xwUROQAYxLE8lOWG_Dz8hCYSgDPLic6VBwM-Vcf0SCFcruzvO8pWUJpzqBUAsKyW2eom_vLCycIMT_XLP2lfWssUb6LWmPkomrnSQuIx6DtpnthLBkw2BCwGGVg/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen9h6.gif)
9 ... Nd5
9 ... O-O
10 a3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoK6I0tPm77cBgSkfyRv-TsP3MCXmb7-IWnZobO7lZs6Ys1j8tN3JZlEmQ27O4_DjdfQ8W76ere9bHfSIWroTQjWn6gYJfuqKuQ4aPwgZxbggypOq4XVTHO5bEhnTfUc2jI0L_Q/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen10a3.gif)
10 Be2
10 Bd3
10 Nd3
10 ... Be7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmAL2reE2buvJezQlTd9YEBjXPcxx343nJDPF6Adck2syKKBN8XORLXNUwWD8pmJxE-a7Qy99bhnFoMvzhgkgDQOR38J_R1x8qhWP_YmdMOTr1DVTXYw-29Pj8QOA0JP7itX8DQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen10Be7.gif)
10 ... Bxc3
10 ... Ba5
11 O-O-O
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJfavL54FkJJS1WzA82gcdMyptkEAkRFicOwksYjMPmOaF5fR4a_sU8qrJeLmbAPnnKczS5hZsDXBUibR9xj_76xqLJn1TXodWMOE2fxN9zr9XTGhyFRiqMD3O8YJh8_nOKcv2Q/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen11O-O-O.gif)
11 g4
11 ... Nbd7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvlFmReKnYSzXcB7fegGl6msez_qs7kE-fsTBUeaRNDp0WVNF3ZBQNz06Mq_0atG2k73mYiTov5P4s58sK-1gFuPKBqUNpMZ2VeuAZQLP32D60Ued5oPsqJc8T1HIgVVDgy6yaA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen11Nbd7.gif)
11 ... Bh7
11 ... O-O
12 Nc4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRM6JcaF0_jM9xlFIWafZu84UJToHCahK27DiLuyiXCj78nWZ9FQApH9iyHd0MNT24sfa2-ZoFtZ7v5CBcEbpDAfFO-eXvU7YgYjz-pxgbhuaupU74KaPKUT4lXqrBUwQvV2uyQ/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen12Nc4.gif)
12 g4
12 h4
12 ... Nb6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeP7phjYCiV1JPXULvTe22a_KYKeSLNUt1KSNdNX3UCNFeAGzxADf_CPy2viqaU0qO8k9u25HNPuD6JPlCElM0bkKHw-RKLoDIFdU7CBmvayLJ5J0yaSXXorUkQVk3ynJ9_eBMA/s320/AabzzzzzzzzzzzzyCenterCounterPThirteen12Nb6.gif)
12 ... Nd5
By ChessCoach@care2.com
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