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Vassilios Kotronias
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Chess Stars Publishing
Current Theory and Practice Series
Printed in Bulgaria
ISBN: 978-619-7188-06-6
Contents
Contents 3
Bibliography 4
Introduction 5
Bibliography
Books
Understanding the Scandinavian, Sergey Kasparov, Gambit 2015
Play the Scandinavian, Christian Bauer, Quality Chess 2010
Scandinavian Defense: The Dynamic 3...Qd6, Michael Melts, Russell
Enterprises 2009
Periodicals
Chess Informant
New in Chess
Internet resources
The Week In Chess (www.theweekinchess.com)
10 Days (www.Chessmix.com)
Chess Publishing (www.chesspublishing.com)
Chess Today (www.chesstoday.net)
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Introduction
Introduction
In the beginning of 2015 a good Sergei chose this system for the first
friend of mine, Mrs. Efi Georgo time back in 2006. Of course, it had
poulou, suggested to me to create been played before, but not against
an opening repertoire against 1.e4 super grandmasters as Anand and
that would be based on clear-cut Grischuk! And Black obtained the
plans while avoiding the tons of the- upper hand in both games ever
ory the Spanish and the Caro-Kann since the opening – that was a real
are associated with. Such a rep- shock in the chess world. Anatoly
ertoire would be suitable for both Karpov and Vassily Ivanchuk also
professionals and amateurs only if employed it in fast time controls in
it could combine asymmetric pawn the last three years.
structure (with the deriving from it I have played the Scandinavian my-
complex play) with relative solidity. self in about 40 tournament games,
Thus I had basically no choice – my half of them on the White side, in-
attention was immediately drawn cluding one against Tiviakov! I have
to the 3...d6 Scandinavian: spent so many hours trying to find
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 £xd5 3.¤c3 £d6 an advantage for White that finally
4.d4 ¤f6 5.¤f3 c6 I have learned all Black’s tricks and
XIIIIIIIIY the finest nuances of his set-up.
9rsnl+kvl-tr0
9zpp+-zppzpp0 When I was young, I just could not
9-+pwq-sn-+0 believe that this opening could be
9+-+-+-+-0 any good. After all, Black gives the
9-+-zP-+-+0 enemy free tempi and I have always
9+-sN-+N+-0 valued time very much. However,
9PzPP+-zPPzP0 from the experience I acquired af-
9tR-vLQmKL+R0 terwards, I realised that this time
xiiiiiiiiy could not be easily exploited. The
Intense investigation and practical asymmetric pawn structure gives
usage by GM Sergei Tiviakov have Black the important resource of
turned it into a respectable weapon turning the d5-square into a for-
known for its clear and strategical- tress. He would just need two fur-
ly sound plans. I remember when ther elements to achieve complete
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Introduction
Variation Index
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Variation Index
Chapter 7. 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Bf4 and the Shirov plan 7.f4 149
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c6
6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Bf4 153
7.f4 Nb6 8.g4 Nbd5 155
8...Be6 154
8...g6 159
7...e6 8.g4 Nd5 9.Ne4 161
9.Bg2 163
7...g6 164
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Variation Index
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