The Scandinavian Defense: Decisive Positions, Traps, and Blunders

By Alan Nagelberg

Sharpen your eye for opening tactics, while learning the specific themes in all major variations of the Scandinavian Defense. Learn from 586 chess puzzles (340 puzzles from white's perspective, and 246 puzzles from black's perspective) derived from opening positions that have occurred repeatedly in high-rated online Scandinavian Defense chess games.

Includes solutions to each puzzle, with sideline variations where appropriate.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. Mieses-Kotroc Variation with 3. Nf3
2. Mieses-Kotroc Variation with 3. Nc3 Qd8
3. Pytel-Wade Variation, 3... Qd6
4. Main Line, 3... Qa5
5. Leonhardt Gambit
6. Icelandic Gambit
7. Scandinavian Gambit
8. Marshall Variation
9. Portuguese Variation
10. Modern Variation Sidelines
11. Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit
12. Boehnke Gambit
13. Rare Second Moves for White
Solutions
References

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09NGRX44R
• ISBN13: 9798782124786
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"