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Strike first with the Scandinavian

The Scandinavian is a rarely employed opening on the hightest level und guides your opponent on much less familiar terrain than for example the Sicilian, French or any 1.e4 e5 system. This rareness leads to a slow evolution of theory and avoids the need to permanently refresh your knowledge on the latest developments. After 1.e4 d5 Black fights for the initiative from move one on without any precedent manoeuvring.

Despite its bad reputation (which can be advantageous for you), which relies to great extend on the loss of tempo through 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3, the Scandinavian is a reasonable and underestimated opening. It enables Black to alternate between a wild or a more restrained game, having attained a solid position and excellent control over the white squares after the exchange of the b4 bishop against the c3 knight. Don’t hesitate long and make the Scandinavian your opening weapon.

• Video running time: 5 h 11 min (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Database with relevant games and a database with analysed theory by the author
• Including CB 12 Reader

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This is what is delivered:

  • Fritztrainer App for Windows
  • Available as download or on DVD
  • Video course with a running time of approx. 4-8 hrs.
  • Repertoire database: save and integrate Fritztrainer games into your own repertoire (in WebApp Opening or in ChessBase)
  • Interactive exercises with video feedback: the authors present exercises and key positions, the user has to enter the solution. With video feedback (also on mistakes) and further explanations.
  • Sample games as a ChessBase database.

That's what the FritzTrainer App can do for you:

  • Videos can run in the Fritztrainer app or in the ChessBase program with board graphics, notation and a large function bar
  • Analysis engine can be switched on at any time
  • Video pause for manual navigation and analysis in game notation
  • Input of your own variations, engine analysis, with storage in the game
  • Learn variations: view specific lines in the ChessBase WebApp Opening with autoplay, memorize variations and practise transformation (initial position - final position).
  • Active opening training: selected opening positions are transferred to the ChessBase WebApp Fritz-online. In a match against Fritz you test your new knowledge and actively play the new opening.

Even more possibilities: Start FritzTrainer in the ChessBase program!

  • The database with all games and analyses can be opened directly.
  • Games can be easily added to the opening reference.
  • Direct evaluation with game reference, games can be replayed on the analysis board
  • Your own variations are saved and can be added to the own repertoire
  • Replay training
  • LiveBook active
  • All engines installed in ChessBase can be started for the analysis
  • Assisted Analysis
  • Print notation and diagrams (for worksheets)

Sample video

Contents

  • Database: Analysis; Scandinavian Games
  • 1.e4 d5
  • 01: Introduction [02:29]
  • 02: Overview of the variations [12:45]
  • 03: The first ever Scandinavian game: Morphy,P - Anderssen,A [09:03]
  • Chapter 1: 2.Nc3
  • 04: 2.Nc3 dxe4 - Video analysis [06:32]
  • 05: 2.Nc3 d4- Video analysis [04:10]
  • Chapter 2: 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.d4 and 3.Nf3
  • 06: 3.d4 e5- Video analysis [04:47]
  • 07: 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Be2 Nc6 5.d4 0-0-0 6.c4 Qa5/Qf5- Video analysis [09:08]
  • 08: 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Be2 Nc6 5.0-0 0-0-0 - Video analysis [13:51]
  • Chapter 3: Fianchetto Variation
  • 09: 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.g3 and 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.g3 c6 - Video analysis [12:57]
  • Chapter 4: 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.Nf3
  • 10: 4...Nf6 5.d4 c6 6.Bc4/Ne5 and 4.d4 c6 5.Nf3 Bf5 6.Ne5 - Video analysis [10:50]
  • Chapter 5: 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.Bc4
  • 11: 4...Nf6 5.d3 Bg4 6.f3 - Video analysis [07:48]
  • Chapter 6: 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bc4
  • 12: 5...Bg4 6.Nge2 Nc6 and 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.Nge2 - Video analysis [19:23]
  • 13: 5...Bg4 6.f3- Video analysis [10:21]
  • Chapter 7: 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd2
  • 14: 5...Bg4 6.f3 Bd7/Bf5 Part 1 - Video analysis [12:31]
  • 15: 5...Bg4 6.f3 Bd7/Bf5 Part 2 - Video analysis [07:06]
  • 16: 5...c6 6.Nf3 Bg4 - Video analysis [10:58]
  • 17: 5...c6 6.Bc4 Bf5 7.Nd5 - Video analysis [10:02]
  • 18: 5...c6 6.Bc4 Qb6- Video analysis [04:56]
  • Chapter 8: 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3
  • 19: 5...Nc6 6.Bd2- Video analysis [05:10]
  • 20: 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.Nc3 Qa5 5.Bb5/d4 - Video analysis [11:18]
  • 21: 5...Bf5 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bd2 Bb4 - Video analysis [06:03]
  • 22: 5...Bg4 6.h3 Bh5 7.g4 Bg6 8.Ne5 e6 - Video analysis [08:49]
  • 23: 5...c6 6.Bc4 Bf5 7.Ne5 and 5...c6 6.Bd2 Bf5 7.Ne5 - Video analysis [11:02]
  • 24: 5...c6 6.Bc4 Bf5 7.Bd2 e6 8.Qe2 Bb4 9.0-0-0 Nbd7 and 8.0-0 - Video analysis [11:13]
  • 25: 5...c6 6.Bc4 Bf5 7.Bd2 e6 8.Ne4 Qc7- Video analysis [09:57]
  • 25: 5...c6 6.Bc4 Bf5 7.Bd2 e6 8.Ne4 Qc7- Video analysis [09:57]
  • 26: 5...c6 6.Bc4 Bf5 7.Bd2 e6 8.Ne4 Qb6- Video analysis [06:44]
  • 27: 5...c6 6.Bc4 Bf5 7.Bd2 e6 8.Nd5 Qd8 9.Nxf6 gxf6 10.Qe2 Bxc2 - Video analysis [10:10]
  • 28: 5...c6 6.Bc4 Bf5 7.Bd2 e6 8.Nd5 Qd8 9.Nxf6 gxf6 10.c3/Bb3 - Video analysis [14:23]
  • 29: 5...c6 6.Bc4 Bf5 7.Bd2 e6 8.Nd5 Qd8 9.Nxf6 gxf6 10.Qe2 Nd7 - Video analysis [17:55]
  • 30: 5...c6 6.Bc4 Bf5 7.Bd2 e6 8.Nd5 Qd8 9.Nxf6 gxf6 10.Bb3 Nd7 11.Qe2 - Video analysis [06:37]
  • 31: Conclusion [01:07]
  • Test
  • 32: Test 1 [02:34]
  • 33: Test 2 [01:20]
  • 34: Test 3 [01:37]
  • 35: Test 4 [00:47]
  • 36: Test 5 [01:39]
  • 37: Test 6 [03:23]
  • 38: Test 7 [01:18]
  • 39: Test 8 [01:21]
  • 40: Test 9 [01:56]
  • 41: Test 10 [01:12]
  • 42: Test 11 [01:37]
  • 43: Test 12 [01:01]
  • 44: Test 13 [01:41]
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Scandinavian Defence

The first time you come up against the Scandinavian Defence, the question you cannot help asking is: can the queen really be brought into play so early? After all, White immediately wins a tempo for his piece development with 3.Nc3 and forces her black majesty to make a second move. But, astonishingly, Black even has three replies to choose from: the retreat 3...Qd8, the frequently seen 3...Qa5 and the modern 3...Qd6, which is the preference of Sergei Tiviakov, the strongest grandmaster who regularly plays the Scandinavian.

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