Here's a great tool for learning openings: chessbook.com/hanging-pawns Chessbook allows you to import and practice your repertoire. It focuses on moves people actually play as well as your mistakes. Connect it to your lichess or chess com accounts to correct the biggest gaps in your repertoire!
One suggestion. If an educational video about an opening is primarily intended for a player with black pieces, it is more pleasant and clearer to have the chessboard rotated so that the black pieces are at the bottom. Just as the player who will use the opening perceives them.
Back in Dec 1974, I "temporarily" began to play the Scandinavian just until I could make a few adjustments to my play in the Taimanov Sicilian. Over 45 years later, I'm still pushing that d pawn. But great intro. I already know just about everything to know about the Scandinavian, but "it's what you learn after you know everything that counts."
At first I hated this opening, but I gave it a try and now is my only response to 1.e4. Such a fantastic and flexible opening, is great for begginers because the ideas behind it are very easy to grasp and the pawn structure is very similar to the Caro, the Slav and the QGA so if you play it, you can easily start to play that other openings and built a great repertoire based on ideas and plans for that specific pawn structure.
Great video, helped me a lot. I love your approach about the oppenings, has a type of thinking that makes us absorv the ideas besides just memorize moves.
Hi Mr Tomic, Once again, an excellent lecture as always. You're lessons have taken me from a 1700 to 1923 over the last year. However, I just can't make the leap into the 2000s - what should I focus on? Thank you for the amazing and free content!
Great job David! Unfortunately, I haven't managed to cross 2000 elo myself yet so I'm not the one to answer this question. What I do though, is focus on strategy and understanding the middlegames from the openings I play. I also word on endings daily.
i love the scandinavian, i’ve won most of my games when they take on d5, though when they don’t take i struggle a little more but still it’s my main opening for black
@@douwehuysmans5959you can actually get away with playing the move c7 to c5 a bit later rather then transposing directly into the caro kann, which allows you to get the best of both the caro where you get the bishop out, and the French where you can c7 to c5 in one move instead of two.
I lost to the Scandinavian today, this video is helping me understand why:) Thank you! The emphasis on ideas rather than specific moves is very helpful for this beginner.
Wonderful introduction as always! I was wondering if you will cover some lines such as the Icelandic gambit or the Portuguese variation of the Scandinavian. Many thanks again!
Hi Stjepan, I have come back to this playlist. Previously after learning from here my win rate is 67% from 52 games from Schnavadian Defense. Thank you for this detailed content.
I have been getting alot of chess coaches alot of openings explained and paid alot of money for that without any results and then I saw your channel and saint Louis chess club channel and training with you and the results is better so I am very grateful to you all❤❤❤❤
10:00 I'm a 925 rating scandinavian player, exactly for the reasons you mentioned at the beginning. It shuts down any 1.e4 opening, so I need only one response. I did stumbled across that 3.Nf3 move and it is indeed quite an annoying variation. I'm still studying a response to that, because I couldn't improvise a good one. But that only appeared in an weekly tournament in my chess club, against a 2000 player. Usually, against people around my rating, they don't know what to do right of the bet. And the ones that do, don't know as well as I do. When I can setup the typical pawn structure, it often leads to a very solid position where whites get frustrated and launches unsuccessful attacks, often sacrificing a bishop against a well defended castle. I'm not gonna lie, those are tense games where I'm trying to brace the storm, but they usually go my way :) I play the 3.Qd8 variation.
Your lessons have become insanely valuable for me. I’ve just discovered your lesson on the Scandinavian and immediately moved my rank up... the reason being, at my level, it has become apparent that e4 openers are not so familiar. I won’t say my level as it is embarrassing lol
Great video and so much informations ... btw I wanna mention that the game between Bobby vs Radisson when karpov mentioned that bishop to G4 is better cuz it prevent a rapid development of the knight and the queen ...Thanks so much
Thank you for covering one of my favorite openings for white! Can't wait for your next videos, especially the modern variation, as I don't really play it much.
Here after losing numerous games against this defense. And all my losses are justifyed by the explanation that black has the advantage if white doesn´t atack fast; i aways tryed to play a slow game, reaching the endgame with terrible pawn structure and having nothing to do. Stjepan is an amazing teacher: helped me with the italian, the french, the sicilian and now is helping me with the scandinavian.
You’re awesome man. Have you or are you planning on doing any videos on the Latvian Gambit for Black? Its one of my favorite openings and i was wondering what your thought on it was.
Hello! Thank you for the amazing video. I enjoy playing the Scandinavian, however I would also like to learn to play the modern variation. When is that video coming up?
Thank you very much for the video. However, I have a question. I was practicing the Scandinavian as a solid black opening for the past few weeks. You were saying that for white, the Scandinavian is unavoidable. But what about the turn D4 after E4. If I´m not mistaken, this leads to a quasi-french opening. I generally move my white bishop to C4, the opponent defends his pawn with E5 and I "block the passage" with D3. After that, we are basically in a French-Opening-Situation. I´m a beginner learning the Scandinavian for the very reasons you were giving in your video and I hope that I didnt make a mistake here.
Hi Stjepan, great Video as Always! But when will come the next Videos About the Scandi? Keep up the great Work! You are doing very instructive Videos, thanks! Greetings from Germany!
Scandinavian just doesn't work because white's second move is d4 and black has already lost. By the way, at 6:20, why did you move the knight, why not just e5? If take you take back with check, if no take you take and attack knight, which is pinned. No?
i actually used to get annoyed by this opening but what u said is right that white is forced into the scandinavian one d5 is played which makes things simpler
Now I'm ready for the video ... wow that's great 💪.... btw I think it's not that solid cuz you lose a tempo ??? I will watch the video and share my opinion and like before watching ... I know it's gonna be fantastic
Well, the Scandinavian:) If you mean for black against e4, then probably the Pirc or the Modern are on the easy part of the spectrum regarding the amount of theory.
where do you find/figure out the main ideas of openings? I'm new to opening studies, i usually only practice tactics and feel like my strategical analysis is very lacking.
after night to c3 the always check me with the queen almost 100 percent of the time can u go over that cause i cant seem to find that variation anywhere
for people who are new, i really recommend you to learn fundamentals/principles of chess and INTERNALIZE it before diving to ANY of the openings. it allows you to evaluate positions and think of why a certain move is played easier and you will understand the game better.
What happens if after 1. e4 d5 2. e5! This will transpose into something else and we would be out of the Scandinavian. Correct? Also, after 2. e5 what is the strongest way for black to continue? ... And which system would this transpose to? Thx
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Here's a great tool for learning openings: chessbook.com/hanging-pawns
Chessbook allows you to import and practice your repertoire. It focuses on moves people actually play as well as your mistakes. Connect it to your lichess or chess com accounts to correct the biggest gaps in your repertoire!
That tram system behind you is tripping me out, I thought a bus was falling out of the sky for a second
I'm 99% certain it's the Zagreb Funicular. Remarkable to live right next to it.
😂
Ohhh, it's a tram. Thought it was a bus or a boat lol
One suggestion. If an educational video about an opening is primarily intended for a player with black pieces, it is more pleasant and clearer to have the chessboard rotated so that the black pieces are at the bottom. Just as the player who will use the opening perceives them.
very true. I wonder why this GM shows white on the foreground.
It’s convention for chess theory to always have white in the foreground
But I totally agree it’s way easier / makes more sense when it’s flipped
@@jeromesiacor1984 this guy isn't a GM. I don't think he has any rank atm. I agree it should be flipped
He is currently rated 1980. @@morallygray6527
I tried the Scandinavian after this introduction and won my first game, so clearly you are doing something right.
Great job mate:D Thanks for sharing that!
AlmostSwedish clearly you are!
Back in Dec 1974, I "temporarily" began to play the Scandinavian just until I could make a few adjustments to my play in the Taimanov Sicilian. Over 45 years later, I'm still pushing that d pawn. But great intro. I already know just about everything to know about the Scandinavian, but "it's what you learn after you know everything that counts."
Wise words Jack:) I wish I had you experience in the Scandinavian.
*_Time Stamps to Study lines_*
1:37 e4
1:40 Scandinavin
2:55 Qxd5 *Mieses Kotrac Variation*
6:07 N-f3 after Qxd5
6:52 N-c3, Q-a5 ( *the main move of the Scandinavian* )
7:03 Q-d6 *gubinsky-melts defense*
15:25 N-f6 *Modern Variation* (my favorite)
yes, Nf6 is the best choice.
Thanks fellow chess player
Cannot thank you enough
Very helpful. Thank You, not just for this video, but for all.
You are most welcome:)
Have been waiting for a long time for Scandinavian
Now expect Petrov defense and D4, C4 and Reti series
Thanks a lot for your diligence
All of the above mentioned coming up Artem. And in that order:)
At first I hated this opening, but I gave it a try and now is my only response to 1.e4. Such a fantastic and flexible opening, is great for begginers because the ideas behind it are very easy to grasp and the pawn structure is very similar to the Caro, the Slav and the QGA so if you play it, you can easily start to play that other openings and built a great repertoire based on ideas and plans for that specific pawn structure.
True Guillermo. It's flexible and relies on plans rather than theory which makes it great for improving your chess and easy to learn to start with.
"Play the Scandinavian like a Boss" :D :D :D
one of the best series I've found so far!!
Thank u so much
Thanks for starting the series
No problem Sakil!
Great video, helped me a lot. I love your approach about the oppenings, has a type of thinking that makes us absorv the ideas besides just memorize moves.
Hi Mr Tomic,
Once again, an excellent lecture as always. You're lessons have taken me from a 1700 to 1923 over the last year. However, I just can't make the leap into the 2000s - what should I focus on?
Thank you for the amazing and free content!
Great job David! Unfortunately, I haven't managed to cross 2000 elo myself yet so I'm not the one to answer this question. What I do though, is focus on strategy and understanding the middlegames from the openings I play. I also word on endings daily.
This has become my main opening for Black and it won me games. Thank you for the thorough discussion.
Fascinating background and wonderful overview of a defense I need to learn to play effectively. Another exception to common rules of thumb. Thank you.
I am lucky to work in a great part of town:) Thank you David, as always.
i love the scandinavian, i’ve won most of my games when they take on d5, though when they don’t take i struggle a little more but still it’s my main opening for black
what do you do if they dont take d5, or do you have to use another system?
@@freondakilla if they push, i play f6
You can play Bf5 and c6 and transpose to the Caro Kann
@@douwehuysmans5959you can actually get away with playing the move c7 to c5 a bit later rather then transposing directly into the caro kann, which allows you to get the best of both the caro where you get the bishop out, and the French where you can c7 to c5 in one move instead of two.
You were on top of your game for this one!
Thank you Peter:)
Great intro to my favourite opening. Thanks
Just the introduction I was looking for. I really appreciated the summary of attacking ideas for both sides. Thanks so much. Great stuff.
The Scandinavian Defense is my favorite. Thank you for such a through breakdown.
Fantastic video. I really appreciate how you explain the context/purpose and not just jump into the theory
I lost to the Scandinavian today, this video is helping me understand why:) Thank you! The emphasis on ideas rather than specific moves is very helpful for this beginner.
Your videos are always helpful and instructive. This is one of the best TH-cam channels on chess. More power to Hanging Pawns!
Wonderful introduction as always! I was wondering if you will cover some lines such as the Icelandic gambit or the Portuguese variation of the Scandinavian. Many thanks again!
I think they will both be in the videos. And thank you for the feedback:)
Hi Stjepan, I have come back to this playlist.
Previously after learning from here my win rate is 67% from 52 games from Schnavadian Defense. Thank you for this detailed content.
I have been getting alot of chess coaches alot of openings explained and paid alot of money for that without any results and then I saw your channel and saint Louis chess club channel and training with you and the results is better so I am very grateful to you all❤❤❤❤
....aaaaaaaand in the window, funiculars cross paths. 😳 Amazing. Thank you so much for your videos. Incredibly helpful.
This seems like a good opening to add to my repertoire! I will try the Scandanavian during my next competition in September
Good luck preparing it!
I have been looking forward to this..thank you sir
No problem Sir:)
well done man. lucky to have your vids
Can’t wait for the modern variation! Thank you
So in this opening does black usually castle queenside?
It depends. There is no rule really. It's a very flexible opening.
Very excited for the série !!
Glad to hear that!
10:00 I'm a 925 rating scandinavian player, exactly for the reasons you mentioned at the beginning. It shuts down any 1.e4 opening, so I need only one response. I did stumbled across that 3.Nf3 move and it is indeed quite an annoying variation. I'm still studying a response to that, because I couldn't improvise a good one. But that only appeared in an weekly tournament in my chess club, against a 2000 player.
Usually, against people around my rating, they don't know what to do right of the bet. And the ones that do, don't know as well as I do. When I can setup the typical pawn structure, it often leads to a very solid position where whites get frustrated and launches unsuccessful attacks, often sacrificing a bishop against a well defended castle. I'm not gonna lie, those are tense games where I'm trying to brace the storm, but they usually go my way :)
I play the 3.Qd8 variation.
Thank you for the thoughtful and much appreciated video. Your content is fantastic.
Your lessons have become insanely valuable for me. I’ve just discovered your lesson on the Scandinavian and immediately moved my rank up... the reason being, at my level, it has become apparent that e4 openers are not so familiar. I won’t say my level as it is embarrassing lol
Scandinavian Def. can be very interesting solution when i play black. I eagerly wait for another video.
Coming up on Tuesday:)
@@HangingPawns Very nice Stjepan, very nice;).
Thanks! I always play the Qd8 Scandinavian and is going pretty well! ^^
No problem Leonardo. Hope the series improves it even!
I really wanted theory of ponziani, pls make video on it as fast as possible
This is content created 3 years ago🤔....yet am finding it very helpful and applicable to present day challenges of chess strategy. Thank you🙏
Thank you for this video
I am a 1200 rated player and loves the Scandinavian but gets into trouble occasionally...this video was very helpful
Great video and so much informations ... btw I wanna mention that the game between Bobby vs Radisson when karpov mentioned that bishop to G4 is better cuz it prevent a rapid development of the knight and the queen ...Thanks so much
Hmm. I don't know it.I will analyze it today:)
@@HangingPawns okay... btw G5 wasn't played and the queen went to f3 so it comes with an attack to the bishop on f5 and allow a lot of activity
thanks, this is great
No problem, glad you like it!
Great Video, in 20 minutes you managed to explain a lot of stuff
Awesome video. Your analysis is very unique as you look at the big ideas, enjoyed the blank board with the pawns. Will definitely follow you!
great video
Thanks
Thank you for covering one of my favorite openings for white! Can't wait for your next videos, especially the modern variation, as I don't really play it much.
Thank you
Thank you!
you are a life saver
Thanks Bill!
I've been seeing a ton of Scandinavian on Lichess in the 12-1300s with 3. Qd8 almost exclusively for some reason. Looking forward to this series.
Hmm. Didn't know that. Thanks Shane.
Here after losing numerous games against this defense. And all my losses are justifyed by the explanation that black has the advantage if white doesn´t atack fast; i aways tryed to play a slow game, reaching the endgame with terrible pawn structure and having nothing to do. Stjepan is an amazing teacher: helped me with the italian, the french, the sicilian and now is helping me with the scandinavian.
Great Job 👍👍
IM John B. has a free repertoire course on the Qd8 scandinavian on chessable. Its pretty good
Thanks. I'll check it out.
yup, its my fav variation for the scandi thanks to john praising it x)
I like John. Mr Sins is great.
it is
Bok Stjepan, hvala na informativnom videu. Uspinjača u pozadini?
holy crap, isnt that in croatia, i went to that exact place with the tram behind your window literally 3 years ago
Brilliant video set, where do you find what you do if it is declined
You’re awesome man. Have you or are you planning on doing any videos on the Latvian Gambit for Black? Its one of my favorite openings and i was wondering what your thought on it was.
Ahhhh wonderful. An unavoidable and relatively predictable way for beginners to get past the opening stage without already losing.
Hello! Thank you for the amazing video. I enjoy playing the Scandinavian, however I would also like to learn to play the modern variation. When is that video coming up?
Thank you very much for the video. However, I have a question. I was practicing the Scandinavian as a solid black opening for the past few weeks. You were saying that for white, the Scandinavian is unavoidable. But what about the turn D4 after E4. If I´m not mistaken, this leads to a quasi-french opening. I generally move my white bishop to C4, the opponent defends his pawn with E5 and I "block the passage" with D3. After that, we are basically in a French-Opening-Situation. I´m a beginner learning the Scandinavian for the very reasons you were giving in your video and I hope that I didnt make a mistake here.
One suggestion: also give a suggested book list at the end of any video so that one can go deeper.
I am working on that. I will implement it soon!
Several videos here on this defense. Maybe a Table of contents would be helpful to have
Hello!
As always, thanks a lot for this brilliant video!
Where do you find your information for your opening videos? Books?
I use books mostly. I help myself with databases and gm games too.
@@HangingPawns Thanks a lot for the reply. Keep up the great work.
@@HangingPawns Can you please recommend some books to study openings/endgame theories
Nice commentary. Keep it up.
i had to flip my tv over to really visualize! but hey, on the plus side, u look good upside down!
Thank u so much
Thank you man I need to crush this thing
Hi Stjepan, great Video as Always! But when will come the next Videos About the Scandi? Keep up the great Work! You are doing very instructive Videos, thanks! Greetings from Germany!
The next one is just out:) And thank you!
Scandinavian just doesn't work because white's second move is d4 and black has already lost. By the way, at 6:20, why did you move the knight, why not just e5? If take you take back with check, if no take you take and attack knight, which is pinned. No?
I look forward to your presentation of Nf6 Modern - hope you will cover the Portuguese and Icelandic - Best Wishes
Amazing video! Could to do one on scotch defense?
It's up after the Petrov. And thanks!
I recommend taking a look at Chess fan MWP as he has done some extensive analysis on all variations
Hmm. I will. Thanks
What is your opinion about playing blackmar deimer gambit for white against scandi
Your Channel has everything bro.. just add alphazero opening repertoire..Thanks!
Thanks! I don't think I will though. I plan to focus on human improvement:)
2.Nf6 Scandinavian videos please. Thank you very much.
Coming up!
Can you suggest something if d5 is met with d4. And now white has two pawns at e4, d4 with black pawn on d5?
Will you be covering the Icelandic gambit in the Modern variation?
Yes i will.
thanks
i actually used to get annoyed by this opening but what u said is right that white is forced into the scandinavian one d5 is played which makes things simpler
Now I'm ready for the video ... wow that's great 💪.... btw I think it's not that solid cuz you lose a tempo ??? I will watch the video and share my opinion and like before watching ... I know it's gonna be fantastic
It's fine because of the structure Anes.
If you are looking to play the black side of the 3...Qd6 variation look at the games of Sergei Tiviakov
Thanks Ron.
Hello would it be possible to get a 2.Nc3 video
what opening wich have a few of veriation ,a simple opening like the scandinavian ??
Well, the Scandinavian:) If you mean for black against e4, then probably the Pirc or the Modern are on the easy part of the spectrum regarding the amount of theory.
@@HangingPawns thanks man keep up the good work
Sir... 1.Nf3 reti variations and analysis... I am going to prepare this opening sir...
Coming up but not soon:S
I prefer 1...d4 2....Nf6 3...c6! (Icelandic Gambit)
What do i do if they dont take the d5 pawn and instead develop a knight or something?
where do you find/figure out the main ideas of openings? I'm new to opening studies, i usually only practice tactics and feel like my strategical analysis is very lacking.
after night to c3 the always check me with the queen almost 100 percent of the time can u go over that cause i cant seem to find that variation anywhere
for people who are new, i really recommend you to learn fundamentals/principles of chess and INTERNALIZE it before diving to ANY of the openings. it allows you to evaluate positions and think of why a certain move is played easier and you will understand the game better.
How
sir will you make a series on Qd6 series...
after nc3 Qd6 2. Nf3 Bg4. i have problems with this variation
Yes. Qd6 will be covered in the video on Nc3:) In detail!
Take a look at chess fan MWP for extensive analysis
@@michaelvanzyl9418 thank you
Any chance of a Halloween gambit video?
Why is ...c6 played so early in the opening? Can it be postponed? I know the Queen can hide on c7 or even further back. But why so early this move?
What should I do if white pushes d3 instead of d4?I am really confused.
Continue with nf6 and nc6 and push e5 and bb4
@@morallygray6527 same setup if play Bc4 then d3 right
@@syn4621 if bishopc4 id play bf5 then e6
Can you not transpose a Scandinavian player out of their prep into Blackmar-Diemer with 1. e4 d5 2. d4 - or am I wrong?
It's my favourite defense
That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles
What happens if after 1. e4 d5 2. e5! This will transpose into something else and we would be out of the Scandinavian. Correct? Also, after 2. e5 what is the strongest way for black to continue? ... And which system would this transpose to? Thx
8:00 The knight and bishop also hit b5.
I wonder how 2. e5 would play out; I discovered it when one of my friends tried it out against me.