English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defence

Anglo-Scandinavian Defence
	a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h
	Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/ppp1pppp/8/3P4/8/8/PP1PPPPP/RNBQKBNR b
	Moves: 1.c4 d5 2.cxd5
	ECO code: A10
	Parent: English Opening

2.cxd5

Black has a choice between four main options - Qxd5, e6, Nf6 and c6.

Theory table

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1.c4 d5 2.cxd5

	2	3	4	5	6
Malvinas Variation	cxd5 Qxd5	Nc3 Qa5	d4 Nf6	Bd2 e5	e4 c6	+=
Loehn Gambit	... e6					+=
Schulz Gambit	... Nf6					+=
2...c6	... c6	dxc6 Nxc6				+=

References

Unorthodox Chess Openings (1998). Eric Schiller. ISBN 0-940685-73-6.

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Chess Opening Theory

1. e4 e5
Open games

2. Nf3

2...Nc6

3. Bb5
Spanish

Berlin →
- Anti-Berlin
- Beverwijk
- L'Hermet → Berlin Wall

Morphy →
- Exchange
- Closed →
- Open
- Arkhangelsk
- Anderssen
- Mackenzie

3. Bc4
Italian

Giuoco Piano →

Two knights defence →
- Open
- Knight attack →
  - Fried liver
  - Polerio

3. Nc3
Three knights

Four knights →
- Glek
- Italian
- Scotch → Belgrade
- Spanish
- Naroditsky !?
- Halloween ?!

Other

2...Nf6
Russian

2...d6
Philidor

Other

2. f4
King's gambit

2...exf4
Accepted

King's knight →
- Kieseritzky
- Schallop
- Modern
- Fischer
- Lolli ?
- Muzio ?
Bishop's →
- Cozio

Other
Declined

2. Nc3
Vienna

Other

1. e4 c5
Sicilian

1. e4 e6
French

1. e4 c6
Caro-Kann

1. e4 other

1. d4 d5
Closed games

2. c4
Queen's gambit

2. Nc3

2. other

1. d4 Nf6
Indian

2. c4 e6

2. c4 g6

2. c4 other

2. Nf3

2. other:

1. d4 f5
Dutch

1. d4 ...other:

1. Nf3
Zukertort

Flank

Unorthodox