Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...d5/2. exd5/2...Qxd5/3. Nc3/3...Qd6
Appearance
Scandinavian Defence | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 |
Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Gubinsky-Melts Defense
[edit | edit source]Rather than moving the queen to d8 or a5 after Nc3, the Gubinsky-Melts Defense opts to keep the queen in the center of the board, controlling many important squares, but allowing the queen to be a more ideal target compared to the queen going all the way back to d8 or a5, where it is tucked into a safer square.
Theory table
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1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
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d4 | = | |
Nf3 | = | |
Bc4 | = | |
g3 | = |
References
[edit | edit source]- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.