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The Scandinavian Defense: Solid, Sharp, or Suspect? - Chess Openings Explained
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ม.ค. 2016
- Jonathan Schrantz covers 1. e4 d5, the Scandinavian. Learn where to relocate the black Queen after the pawn trade. See Scandinavian games from the strongest players and consider whether the Defense really is as crazy as you thought.
2016.01.11
Ruslan Ponomariov vs Ioannis Papaioannou, EU-chT (Men) (2003): B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen, Chess Olympiad (2014): B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Fabiano Caruana vs Ludger Koerholz, European Club Cup (2009): B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Piotr Dobrowolski vs Jacek Tomczak, European Rapid Championship (2010): B01 Scandinavian, Pytel-Wade variation
I didn’t know Chris Evans knew the Scandinavian Defense so well
He does bear a striking resemblance to Mr. Evans.
Chris Evans is ginger? The breakfast tv guy in the UK?
I like lectures by this man. Really instructive.
+Gadzinisko If you like these you'll love Finegold's lectures.
SteveRunciman
I already like Finegold's lectures, aside for his stale jokes.
+SteveRunciman I can't really comprehend this conclusion ^^
+Gadzinisko if by "aside for" you mean "due to" then I agree
Louis DeJardin
His jokes are only good when you hear them first time. When you hear them 100th time they are already stale and it's like he is trying to hard.
Thanks for the scand. I am one of those who asked for it.
Thanks Jonathan the explanations about pawn structure and middle game strategy are exactly what a novice like me needs!
Love Johnathan Schrantz's lectures! His own youtube channel Johnathan Schrantz deserves so much more attention
Funnily enough, one of the most important (and popular) lines in the Scandinavian, made popular by GM Tiviakov, is completely omitted. The lecturer covered ...a6 in the Qd6 lines, but not ...c6, which is generally thought to be a more solid, positional approach. Good coverage of the Qa5 line however.
I tried Qa5 but had to be constantly protecting my queen from attacks.
after watching this, i realize how bad of a player i am LOL
Felipe CRP want a game on chess.com? my name is leosolomon on it
Felipe CRP me too Hahaha
Felipe CRP: Me too
Dont get discouraged by complicated openings. Computers copy humans the first few moves via a databank, because calculating at the beginning is futile. Just play them and you learn by experience. Making every mistake at least once is better than (just) learning by heart. Find all the ways to lose your queen :)
Really excellent presentation. I think this is the opening I've been searching for. Thank you!
Great lecture!
Next the Alekhine!!!
Great
My new favorite lecturer, Jonathan Schrantz ftw.
A lesson on the "Danish Gambit" would be very welcomed!
#teamscandi
No
@@asetr3w45 yes
Lol beans
This defense has not been refuted. New ways of playing the defense are being developed all the time. It's easy to learn, easy to play and can produce fun games.
#TeamScandi
If one knows his Scandi as Black, white would face a stubborn and solid set-up.
Carlsen is great at the Scandi.
People should be careful about saying "refuted." Refuted means it loses by force. The Fried Liver loses by force for black and is refuted. The King's Gambit is not refuted even though it's fallen out of favor and is considered dubious, it hasn't been refuted.
Simon, upload a short version as well as an extended version. People who just want the gist can watch the short version and people really studying the opening can watch the extended 3 hour one.
where can I find the extended version?
It was a suggestion
Nice video. Would love it if Jonathan did a video on the Pirc Defence.
This opening really puts pressure on people with less experience in opening theory. I speak from experience. Getting to a comfortable position in the Italian is something most players can do. This one just forces more calculation early. Totally exposes a player who is weaker with tactics.
Thank you very much as always!!
Would love to see a video on the Grunfeld from the black side
As a beginner the Scandinavian has wrecked me, so this is really helpful!
I wish you also covered Nf6 with c6 gambit. I can't get over the feeling that Qxd5 feels 'wrong' because of all the basic chess principles it violates.
that’s exactly the reason why it it so right.
Feels wrong and indeed has been proved to be the worse of those options. Perhaps those who classify openings will someday stop regarding it as the mainline.
@@rosiefay7283 Where's the proof? Engines pick Qxd5 over Nf6 every time
@@brycetv_1 engines don't like the scandanivian defense at all
in Caruana-Carlsen games, Carlsen didn't play Qa5, but Qd8 variation.
your videos sind one of the best in the net... Thanks and greetings from Germany (Bavaria)
Ok, I have to say that those are one of my favourite lectures, very well put together and professionally done *cough* *cough* Kummer *cough*
If at any point you revisit the idea of live online lectures, I am quite sure Schrantz should be your pick :)
+pjrutkowski hot tea with lemon
Why do you have to cut the lecturesssss please atleast also post an unedited version :(
I second this. I have 3 hours to kill for solid chess lessons!
+David Martin this guy gets it
views would probably go down
I disagree. Cut out the shit and keep the hits.
jo kerh have a second channel. Saint Louis chess club unedited. Solves that problem.
Really glad he mentions the Gubinsky-Melts variation.
Thank you so much for the wonderful content, as always. So so so good.
I like the Scandinavian for blitz and rapid. It's a gambit for black.
Best chess instructor I've seen so far! Thanks!
Please make a video on Vienna & Vienna Gambit or Schliemman defence!
thanks for it. Maybe you can make a video about the Grand-Prix attack against the sicilian defense.
I had a lot of success as black with 2...Nf6 3.d4 (or whatever) c6 4.dxc6 4.Nxc6. Lead in development.
Also declined 3.e5 c5
Yes. That's the line I used to play. It used to be called the Center Counter Gambit. You trade the c pawn for a lead in development, 3 semi-open files and good attacking chances.
When the knight comes out to challenge the queen, I typically move the queen to E6 and put the king in check.
43:35 made me chuckle. if hed be teaching chess like he pronounces east european names there wouldnt be much to take away from this. thankfully its the exact opposite. i only started with chess a week ago but thank to Schrantz very clear language those nearly 50min went by almost unnoticed. it feels like your brain gets passively emulated to think around the proper important lines because he finds colloquial expressions for the movement of the pieces that appeal to players of every skill level. very nice video, thanks!
This guy is great but seems a little nervous. I really enjoy his lectures.
Can we have a lecture on a Najdorf line or maybe the Breyer
Paul Morphy huh? Murphy never played those openenings
You diss him then ask for a favor. NO YOU CAN"T HAVE THE NAJDORF OR BREYER. There.
best chess lecture I've ever watched on yt.
If you like this opening, it is worth playing this game out minus the bishop exchange blunder ( 32:00 ) . See what dynamic play you can manage if you conserve pieces.
One thing I dislike about this lecture is that I expected to see it presented from the point of view of black, and it was overwhelmingly presented with all the options for white.
You look up the games that black wins. Simple as that
@@YJEdison Your reply is not contextual.
great video.
Jon and Var are my favorite teachers. thanks
11:20 "Black should either castle here or resign"
I say: As long as you don`t play against a master, you should never ever resign.
People blunder and there is so many times that i really should have lost, but because they blunder i have manage to get a draw.
And i am only a middle player.(but hoping to almost become a master one day, despite my weak memory) :)
A very nice video anyway. :)
I like the lectures of Jonathan too. And he talks with confidence.
But I have some quentions:
1)What makes a variation a main line?
(the only fact that the variation is popular makes it a main line?)
2) What are the material fonts to the lecture (bibliography)?
3) What are the method of research used for the making of the lecture?
he rushes thru this material VERY fast.... ! if this is new to u... best be prepared to pause and rewind often :)
is he doing a finegold joke:-
This follows one of my rules:- always play queen to d8
Suspicious.
Dumb ._.
This teacher is great. Ty for these lessons!
Queen a5 pawn c6 is blacks retreat then pawn e6 is the ultimate flexibility.The dark bishop and queen can pivot is the idea. I play that exclusively in response to 1 e4 for many years now and I quite prefer it just for the flexibility it brings to black .
I would like to see the Sicilian Sveshnikov or the Accelerated Dragon (particularly from the white side) for the next lecture.
I used to play 2. Nf6 as black, rather than recapturing with the queen. That line should definitely be covered, since Stockfish thinks it's best. At the amateur level, it often leads to the Center Counter Gambit, after 3. c4 c6, which is descent for black.
I learned something here. Kudos!
I always used this opening playing in highschool
Magnus plays Bishop for knight because he's trying to achieve a reversed London, his favorite white opening. He sees the queen side bishop as a liability every game becauses it's usually trapped in a non London/non-scandavina (reversed london)? system. So he just trades it off asap.
I kinda miss the slightly dubious but tactically challenging Nf6 variations. As presented in "Smerdons Scandinavian", e.g. the portuguese variation...
Black playing Nf6 will be better for white
Thanks for your profound analysis. I guess GM David Smerdon is an idiot then, writing a whole book about it.
Smerdon's Scandinavian is a wonderful book with some tactically exciting variations for Black.
I really like this guy's lectures. Well researched, ideas clearly presented. Gotta replay to follow up on lines that I've screwed up. (I'm the new guy, and the people I play with feel compelled to test me with this opening. I guess they're right because I can't refute this opening with everyone that I play against...) // Jonathan, recommend using Google Translate for guidance on the pronunciation of people's names. No need to go around second guessing yourself on something this simple and easy to correct. 24:40.
sharp
Great opening for pushing e4 players off book. Used the Scandinavian in a tournament with the Qd6 variant (36:26) but with c6 rather than a6 -- which is much less sharp and its basic structure easy to memorize -- and beat a 2000 rated level player with it.
Great analysis!
13:45 mainline starts
i remember the super computer box video. i haven't got to the opening yet e4 d5 as black has been a power house for me the past couple days
sir u r too gud...enjoying ur lessons too much.......
Thank you for another great chess lecture.
Why the hell is it that whenever I play this opening, nobody takes my pawn on e5?
They are trying to "decline" the Scandinavian. Unfortunately, the only way to refute an opening/gambit is to accept it.
He makes very detailed videos but good
Alekhine defense from the black side please
Barnes Defense--hammerschlag variation
Is it me or is this all about destroying the scandi. Seems like unless you play the correct sequence, checkmate is close
I really like your lectures, can you please do an exclusive video on the pirc defence.......
I am loving the Scandinavian now
For some point in the future, I would like to see the following English line explored.
1.c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5
It seems similar to the Scandinavian, but the queen doesn't seem to usually take the pawn.
Listen, I must apologize for my earlier post about dissing your theme song. I had a few drinks and now it sounds much better so sorry for that.
Anyway, I appreciate your coverage of the Patzer variation... it's hard to find quality games on that and to me it matters because it's my mainline blitz opening. My max rating was 2200+ on chess.com (megasleezoid and bulletchessmaster), so I'm no GM, but I have beaten plenty of >2500s and I can tell you this: the Patzer variation of the Center Counter is an excellent weapon in blitz and especially bullet chess. Believe that.
In slow chess... the Patzer Variation is a mistake. DON'T DO IT. White needs to bust black right out of the opening which means keeping the initiative (delay castling!); the fact that you highlighted the d4-d5 push for white is critical -- Nakamura crushes the Scandinavian with this mechanism repeatedly.
On the other hand if White does not take immediate action against the Patzer, or the Scandinavian in general, Black will get an active Caro-type position with the light-squared bishop out of the pawn chain and a solid, comfortable position that is at least equal.
It used to cause me major grief when White would avoid the Patzer Variation with 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nf3 with great statistics for White in any database I've ever researched. Look again these days and you will see that ...g6 turns the tables. Black can adopt a hypermodern approach with dynamic chances...
The mainline Scandinavian today is without a doubt 3...Qd6, which should probably be stamped the Bronstein Variation albeit Kramnik has done lots to give this line credit. BTW, if you've gotten this far, I should tell you that I'm like the Charles Bronstein of cat blogging. Check out LoLCatResearch.com right meow. Thanks for the analysis... Hi FIVES:
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1. e4, d5 gives me fits. But now I know about the bishop hunt and d5 break.
Albin Countergambit pls... with focus on lasker trap
I find a lot of players push the pawn forward instead of taking. Any suggestions on how to deal with this?
Mike E play c5 take the center than d4 cxd4 qxd4 nf6 than just chase the Queen ad kibitzer +05
Najdorf plz
queens indian and alekhine plzzz
Can you do the Alekhine defense as black?
Why is captain america teaching chess?
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 { B01 Scandinavian Defense: Main Line } 4. Bb5+ c6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Ne5 cxb5 7. Qe2 b4 8. Nb5 Nc6 9. Nc4 Qd8 10. Ncd6+ Kd7 11. Nxf7 Qb6 12. d4 Rg8 13. O-O e6 14. Re1 Nd8 15. d5 Nxd5 16. Ne5+ Ke8 17. Bg5 Nf7 18. Rad1 Be7 19. Qh5 Bxg5 20. Qxf7+ Kd8 21. Qxg8+ Ke7 22. Qf7+ Kd8 23. Qf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
25:52 if this *knight* moves away (drags bishop)
Not something I want to play with black, that's for sure. I do like my opponents to play it, though. For me, with Black, either Sicilian or French works, and even e5 seems happier. just a style thing, though.
If I'm playing white I prefer not taking the tempo gaining move with Nc3. I prefer to play Nf3 first. White can then play d4, c4, Nf3 etc.
Totally agree!
would not 3.nf3 run into 3...bg4? and then if you want to continiue with d4, c4 its Hard to castle queenside, and if you want to castle kingside its harder to Play h3, g4 to break the pin. i usually try to Play nc3, bc4, maybe qe2 and only when he moves his bishop from c8 i Play nf3. And to be frank what is Knight doing on f3? d4 and e5 squares are no that important imo. i think.3.nf3 is just a bad move
Apparently, you are either a beginner or a complete idiot. Yes, black will play 3...Bg4 and white will break the pin with the simple 4.Be2, and what do mean by the d4 and e5 squares are not important. One of the first things that a chess coach will teach a beginner is the importance of the central squares through all phases of the game. I would suggest that you watch the video "Standing Up to the Scandinavian" by GM Bryan Smith which should be on this page. After learning a few things, maybe you will be able to make intelligent comments. 3.Nf3 is also recommended by the world renowned openings theoretician IM John Watson. I have used it to defeat masters in correspondence chess. 3.Nf3 is not only a good move, but the best move.
This is rly good opening but you gotta know what you doing and best move is 3. Qd8 imo
Is it Solid, Sharp, or Suspect? I thought you would tell me (:
very good, thanks
Could you please make a video on the Nimzowitsch defence (E4, NC6)?
Hey Jonathan, can you please examine the sokolsky opening.
My PocketBook e-reader Chess application Black always plays this...except it moves its Queen from d5 to f5 and then I'm struggling:=)
What is his previous lecture where he classifies oppennings? Couldn't find it
LECTURER'S WORD CHOICE: "Violence" is a word that should not be associated with describing chess unless there is no motivation to get or keep chess in schools. Jonathan doesn't use this word but I have heard other high rated lecturers commenting using the word "violence". Words or word phrases like "highly dynamic", "high action", "very active", and many others can be used. If chess is to be considered academic , words like "violence" should not be used.
+W Bennett Lol
you deliberately admitted you were off topic. then proceeded to go onto a panegyric about academic formats? a tad lopsided I would say.
I had no idea there were snowflakes watching chess videos until now :) That being said, logically chess is a non violent game, unless someone gets physically angry ( probably happens every now and again though). I think sometimes people either imply chess is violent to make it sound less cerebral or to imply some move sequences involve a lot of captures. As for violence in school, I was routinely bullied, sometimes physically, and I never asked for any sympathy. But I am probably still a bit scarred from all that. Violence has no place in schools, yet seems to be a unescapable fact then and now - stay safe!
Is there a chance of covering the Breyer variation in Ruy Lopez?
what is the video with the boxes called? I feel like I’ve come across it before, but now I can’t find it
where da box at?
Against weaker players this is really effective.
what if d5 is ignored and pushed white pawn to e5?
After qxd5 ...nf3 ignoring the queen tends to do me well. I casually continue development.
18:32 why white bishop moved from c4 to b3??? 🤯
Is there a reason Schrantz has the same voice as Ben Finegold? Is this a regional thing (St louis?)?
Can you please do a video on 1.f4 (Bird's Opening)? I have at various stages played 1...c5 (hoping for 2.e4 d5),1...d5, and 1...e5!? but I never feel entirely comfortable.
1. f4? is correct. Dubious move.
I find it suspect because it can be all!!!
Maybe it's the way it was played by the first three or so games that makes the Scandinavian Defense look weak. The last game was the best game. How about the Modern Scandinavian Defense?
He said my name
5:09 "It's time for black to get his bishop out." Zzzzzzzippppp!!!
at 8:45 can white play Knight D5, discovery a on the queen + forking king and rock incoming ?
+Ludo go you talk about it later sorry, ty for the video
22:04 Rc7 after Nd4 is poor. Better line
1. ... Rc8 (mate threat by queen Qc2#)
2. Nd4 (overloads queen on bishop and knight) .. *Rc4 (forks queen and knight. Queen cannot protect both knight on d4 and bishop on e7)*
3. Qd6 Rc8
4. c3 frees knight
I'm glad you didn't cover lines w/ 3.Nf3. I have been destroying opponents w/ this line, so I wouldn't want you to help them! However, I would like to see coverage of Scheveningen Sicilian lines w/ 6.Be2. I have invented some very interesting ideas for black in this line, so it would be interesting to see how you would deal with it. BTW, excellent video, very entertaining. Also, to get in my 2 cents worth, I find the Scandinavian to be suspect for practical play.
I don't see how 3.Nf3 is greater than 3.Nc3. It's a move that makes no difference to lots of good scandinavian players.
That's funny that you should say that. I have been playing the Sicilian Scheveningen for the past year and I now believe it to be suspect and am thinking of switching to the Scandinavian. lol However, I prefer the 2. Nf6 lines over 2. Qxd5.