Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...d5/2. exd5

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Scandinavian Defence
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black kinge7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 white pawne5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 black kinge4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

rnbqkbnr/ppp1pppp/8/3P4/8/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR b

Moves: 1.e4 d5 2.exd5
ECO code: B01
Parent: King's Pawn Opening

Scandinavian Defence: 2.exd5

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Black has the ability to immediately take back the pawn with 2...Qxd5 but at the cost of a slower development, because White can win a tempo with 3. Nc3.

The other option is to play 2...Nf6 attacking the pawn. White may try to keep the pawn (with 3. c4 or 3. Bb5+) or leave it and keep the initiative. As White has doubled pawns on the d file, the second option is probably the best.

Gambits like 2...c6 and 2...e6 are inferior and don't give enough for the pawn.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

1. e4 d5 2. exd5

2 3 4 5
...
Nf6		 d4
Nxd5		 Nf3
Bg4		 Be2
Nc6		 +/=
...
Qxd5		 Nc3
Qa5		 d4
Nf6		 Nf3
c6		 =
...
c6		 dxc6
Nxc6		 Nf3
Nf6		 +=

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Wikipedia has related information at Scandinavian Defense

References

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  • Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
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