Strike first with the Scandinavian

Den franske stormesteren Christian Bauer presenterer Skandinavisk som åpningen der svart "tar styring" fra første trekk med 1 e4 d5. Repertoaret hans er bygget på å spille 2 exd5 Dxd5 3 Sc3 Da5. Bauer snakker et greit engelsk.

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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

System requirements

Minimum: Pentium III 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3), DirectX9 graphic card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 12/Fritz 13 or included Reader and internet connection for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel Core i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, DirectX10 graphic card (or compatible) with 512 MB RAM or better, 100% DirectX10 compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11, DVD-ROM drive and internet connection for program activation.

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]