Never Lose To The Scandinavian Again

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[@cityneighborhoodsnyc]

Nelson, from one educator to another, I admire your approach, style, tone, and thoroughness. I have been teaching for over 20 years in NYC public schools. Currently teaching 4th grade (including the school’s Chess Club), and I want you to know that you’re a natural born teacher. Thank you for your amazing videos - tutorials, ratings climbs, hints and tips. Keep up the amazing work!!

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Wow, thank you!

[@waicheng1227]

@@ChessVibesOfficial I agree😊

[@mrwess1927]

Agreed also, teaching is a big responsibility but I’m sure you’ve experienced how rewarding it is as well. Thanks for the chess lessons!

[@Naixx2]

​@@ChessVibesOfficialI actually learned a lot from this channel, 1100+ elo because of this channel and other tutorial channels. Thanks a lot, I'm popular in my school!

[@meatonthetable1602]

I agree this guy has patience and talent...

[@capkarr]

The Double Rook Sacrifice was stunning!!! Thanks for the tip. I never would have dreamed it.

[@invenblocker]

I used to play Blackmar Diemer through the standard d4, d5, e4 opening a lot in my old chess club, so when I transitioned back to kings pawn openings a few years back, BDG remained in my back pocket as my go to option that I've used vs. the Scandinavian for all of that time.

[@tiletapper4ever]

This video is really helpful! I usually struggle to handle positions against the Scandinavian. Especially when the Scandinavian that I'm facing is Magnus

[@fastfur8176]

You should call stockfish update 2023 for help

[@stephenforest3345]

Really enjoyed this excellent guide to the Scandinavian. You covered nearly all the main lines, with easy to remember attacks. I will definitely try your solutions !

[@yosefcohen483]

Thank you, Nelson, you Have touched the point, as opposed to other coaches - there's too much to know to refute the Scandi, and it's rare to meet it, so we may as well go astray from it, even at the cost of a slightly worse position.

[@roryharvey2727]

This is one of the best chess videos I've ever seen! Thanks Nelson!

[@trombonemunroe]

I love your clear explanations about the objectives of these moves, showing not just what but why. Great exposition of winning principles.

[@OcteractSG]

The Scandinavian player should decline with c6 to get a Caro-Kann. The main lines of the Scandinavian and Caro-Kann are very similar and result in identical pawn structures. Furthermore, the Scandinavian player should already know the Advance Caro-Kann because white could make the mistake of playing 2. e5.

[@AP0PT0SIS]

You’re 100% right, but you’re giving scandi players too much credit. At least 50% of them I run into at the 1100 level just give a bunch of random Queen checks for the first 3 or 4 moves after 3.Nc3. Most people play the Scandinavian because they want to be aggressive. They don’t actually understand their opening.

[@adamtheamazing4411]

Even better to decline with the nimzowitch defense since there is a scandinavian variation

[@crazyrun2024]

Or they can just take the free pawn and defend.

[@muleyamwiinga3988]

Or refute the gambit using variations

[@johnsimmons8456]

Simply transpose into a Morphy gambit

[@ahuman32478]

Thanks for this video. I hate playing against the Scandinavian, so my usual strategy is to just push my pawn past theirs.

[@jojolords4523]

You could also play Knight F3, so you're the one who Gambits the pon (there is a Gotham Chess video about that).

[@zelandakhniteblade5436]

A very easy system is the big centre variation, where white takes on e5 and then plays d4 and c4. You get a safe small advantage in every line and the best variations for black often require a completely different plan from the main line with Nc3 that many at club level will not know very well. When I went through my 1. e4 phase (as a junior) I had a 100% record in this variation over a fairly large number of games.

[@ulfzurirksourzukfzofzoufzo5377]

​@@jojolords4523ICBM Gambit ?

[@Chaitanya_Shedge]

yup @@ulfzurirksourzukfzofzoufzo5377

[@cookiegirl1097]

@@ulfzurirksourzukfzofzoufzo5377yup, whoever calls it tennison gambit tho 😭

[@billytherealtor7745]

Loved this video. My new favorite Chess channel for sure.

[@iaingrant4944]

Thank you! This one gets me all the time and I never know what to do.

[@Interstellore]

Nobody explains chess concepts better than you, man

[@snowyandwispa3890]

That bit with bobby fisherman 😂

[@MrGoatMan3895]

excited to watch another chess vibes video 👍

[@marcomontanino294]

Really really awesome and understandable video. More of these Nelson! 😁

[@priyankagupta700]

20:12 was when this was commented and thank you Nelson so much this is the reason you are my favorite KZbinr please make more videos like this

[@Primitive_Code]

This is awesome. I have my own PGN of BMD Gambit that I'd like to share where you can play the double sacrifice 5.Qxf3 instead of 5.Nxf3. The one I have has many traps and checkmates for white lol including the Halosar Trap but I think yours is more sound especially for rapid and classical. 1. e4 d5 2. d4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 ( 4... Bf5 5. fxe4 Nxe4 6. Qf3 Nxc3 7.bxc3 Bc8 $2 8. Nh3 e6 9. Bb5+ c6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Bd3 Bd6 12. Ng5 f6 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Bxg6+ hxg6 15. Qxh8+ )5. Qxf3 Qxd4 ( 5... e6 6. Be3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 O-O 9. Nh3 Nd5 10. Bxh7+ Kxh7 11. Ng5+ Kg8 12. Qh3 Nf6 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Rf4 )6. Be3 Qb4 ( 6... Qg4 7. Qf2 Ne4 8. Nxe4 Qxe4 9. O-O-O a6 10. Nf3 f6 11. Bd3 Qa4 12. a3 ( 12. Qg3 e5 13. Bg6+ hxg6 14. Qxg6+ Ke7 15. Bc5+ Ke6 16. Ng5# )12... Nc6 13. Qd2 Be6 14. Rhe1 O-O-O 15. Bf2 Bf7 16. Bf5+ e6 17. Rxe6 Bxe6 ( 17... Rxd2 18. Re8# )18. Bxe6+ Kb8 19. Qxd8+ Nxd8 20. Rxd8# )7. O-O-O Bg4 8. Nb5 e5 ( 8... Bxf3 9. Nxc7# )( 8... Na6 9. Qxb7 Rb8 ( 9... Qe4 10. Qxa6 Qxe3+ 11. Kb1 Bxd1 12. Qc6+ Nd7 13. Qxa8+ )10. Qxb8+ Nxb8 11. Nxc7# )9. Nxc7+ Ke7 10. Qxb7 Qxb7 11. Bc5#

[@Queequeg61]

I played a Dutchman in Ketchikan years back, four times. Beat him four times as well, he kept insisting he was the better player. I said, what are you Saddam Hussein? Claiming victory while in full retreat?

[@tannerlong9893]

Awesome video, I’m excited to try some of these lines

[@muhammadsaifaanshaik8329]

Thanks so much Nelson! This is my first time playing the Blackmar-diemer gambit and i ABSOLUTELY CRUSHED my opponent. They played the aggresive variation and i used your follow up. I won a bishop and it was mate in a few moves. My opponent had no hope and resigned. Thank you again and keep up the amazing work!!!!

[@FelixPerez-ts3lx]

Wonderful mix of clarity of thought and teaching married great sense of fun...bravo

[@ΠαύλοςΓαδ]

Marvelous work ! Thanks , Nelson !

[@bhaskersharma6148]

Taking that pawn is the best option to be honest you can around the queen and eventually take queen most people and up making mistakes when there queen is being kicked around

[@anthonymicle7559]

What happens if I play modern variation

[@b4ph0m3tdk9]

Very nice. I always take that damn Scandinavian pawn and get in trouble from it. NO MORE! Thx!

[@kuldhirsingh]

After 3...f5 4.f3 black is not compelled to take on f3 and instead can play 4...e5 or 4...Nf6. What should be plan against these moves?

[@JiyeChen-f5p]

This Video enlightens me a lot, Actually it managed to reach more active position similar to mainline Ne5 scandi, but it avoids tons of theory, and with amazing attacking ideas!

[@easer777]

Hi Nelson, when we get to the 1st, I'll send a little to show my appreciation of You, You give soooo much, just glad to be able to give a little back....!!!

[@raghavaramanr1657]

Nice video Nelson! Also, one thing I ve wanted to ask you is, are you going to continue going to any OTB tournaments any time soon? It's been 2 years since you made a video on it..

[@imamoronand9199]

sweet video, man. watched two of your videos now and once you get past the clickbaity thumbnails and titles, this is some really helpful, well-explained stuff. I’ve tried a few other channels - ben finegold/chessteacher etc - and the info either just doesn’t stick with me: they condescend a little too much, they don’t explain lines that they should, or they’re just weird, but yours stays with me immediately and it all feels like stuff I’m going to use

[@Von_DBL]

Problem is black won’t play on castle to kings side. If you are a Scandinavian player you will castle on queens side most of the time and probably leave the pond for trade and not even pay attention to move it toward white cause all you need is the center.

[@antonioguillo3000]

This lesson is excelent as usual, just wanted to say thanks a lot!!!

[@thxstore8634]

i've been watching gotham chess for quite sometime, and just this couple of months been watching your content too.... different approach, levy is more entertaining, but i think you are more educating.... so i watch you both.... hope your health issues get resolve real soon... stay healthy, and make more contents... Love from Indonesia.

[@timb8549]

Another Scandinavian player here! I've been trying to tidy up the lines people pull out if they don't care for the main lines with the white pieces. On black's fifth move, you say that people are going to primarily see two moves. . . neither of which are amongst the top four moves for black - the best move being a very natural square for black's pieces, and black has a nice lead. These are sharp lines though! Still have to work to see if any of these tricks exist down those lines. All that said, I rarely see the BD against my Scandinavian, and it may have caught me unprepared! Fun opening. :)

[@petrub27]

from things that never happened, this never happened the most

[@valeriekeefe8898]

I love playing the Scandi (though I play the Cow a lot now) so I will be watching this intensely to see how to mess you guys up.

[@crypticuriosity8969]

Thanks for the video. I am saving this for later. You earned a new subscriber.

[@prakasavigraha6104]

Definitely beautiful stuff. Cheers heaps Nelson.

[@mikecarey6178]

Love your videos. Never new how to deal with this before. Thanks for some great insight 👍

[@PatrickPlaysChess]

Man I love your videos. Best on YT

[@the.llamaguy]

This video is perfectly timed! I lost 3 times in a row today to the scandinavian and couldn't find any good theory videos.

[@tiletapper4ever]

Now you're gonna win three times in a row , or more, against the Scandinavian :D

[@the.llamaguy]

@@tiletapper4ever :D

[@elithemitzu]

This couldn't be any more needed at the moment

[@90Rush]

It's interesting; the line after Qe1 for two moves in a row there is only one good move for black on the computer. Black needs to Nc6 - Nb4 (that is why Bb4 is a bad move and Bxc3 makes it even worse) to attack the d3 bishop, just in time to stop the d3 bishop - Qh4 line up. Now this can become slightly bad for white because the bishop is "trapped" and always going to get traded, kinda similar to how Na5 stops the fried liver attack because the bishop cannot escape the trade. If Be2 to escape not only does white's attack get neutralized black would Nxc2 to win another pawn and gain tempo by attacking the rook.

[@steve_etzel]

You should do a follow-up both the …Bf5 and …g6 variations, which I think are decent for Black.

[@jojolords4523]

I like to play Knight F3 against the Skandinavian, there is a nice Queen/Checkmate trap if they take the pon. If anyone is looking to get Brilliant moves, it's a great line too as you may get two consecutive Brilliant moves. I can share some PGN's of such games if you want.

[@aditi002jens7]

That cheap and extremely famous ICBM gambit which give free brilliant moves to 400s expecting they don't know any theory?

[@SouravBhowmick9]

You are really good chess teacher above all chess channel. I always follow you and getting good results. 🎉😊 I support you ❤

[@henriquemiranda7425]

Very Good video 🔥🔥🔥

[@TheMichaelAcuna]

I’m watching this video to learn how people are going to attack me when I play the Scandinavian Thank you 🙏🏽

[@kaarlo4823]

Wish you good health man, I love your videos!

[@samighara2473]

after 1.e4 d5 2.d4 d:e4 3.Nc3 e5! is a strong move in my opinion, so I stop playing this line. I prefer 2.e:d5 and if 2..Q:d5 3.Nf3 and if 2..Nf6 3.Be2 play much better and there are more optional dynamic lines

[@AndheriGuy]

I always love playing agaist the scandinavian players. Keep attacking their Queen and either they eventually fall for the trap, or keep defending it by sacrificing a few pieces and end up losing the end game.

[@low7renkiarie355]

I think wot i enjoy is how hé covers different possible postions that could occur when you make a certain move.keep on the lessons hoping to hit 2000 in rapid even though am at1100

[@cezartrasfiero6443]

Thanks a lot! Good technique against the scandinavian.

[@kaidoChess]

The video I needed

[@muleyamwiinga3988]

As a Scandi player (Elo 1900) & Blackmar-Dietmar gambit player, this is an interesting take...

[@keithparker9503]

I have to watch this video more to remember the dance moves, but I do like the D4 move better than taking the pawn and moving knight to C3 because that is what they are expecting. When I see them pause, it is a good sign.

[@Skollyyy]

9:07 What if they dont play this horrible Nd5 move?

[@MrJeeoSoft]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@rauntaft7753]

Awesome video again, Nelson. Thx. BTW, have you ever forked five pieces with a knight? Checked the king and forked the queen, both rooks and a pawn. My opponent quit after the move. 😊.

[@laurenttherry3398]

Nice Gambit ! Very effective, i won a lot of game with it recently, in a brutal way. What about Bc5+ at 05:13 black won't take the pawn...

[@trombonemunroe]

Alternate puzzle solution at 13:20 instead of the final White move g6#, could alternatively do Qd3# (that was the one I found)

[@cyin974]

I usually have a funny transposition in my games. Scandi => blackmar diemer => caro kann => fantasy variation

[@JohnIshIshmael]

Remarkable!😮 Thanks man. Hugs ISH

[@ContentX94]

Love your videos Nelson keep up the good work!

[@EPIC_CR7.]

nelson love how you play

[@romanszajko8434]

I've just tried it, and my opponent just made the moves you talked about. And I just checkmated my him in the 13th move. Probably this was my first game with 91.4 accuracy. I liked this so much.

[@fastfur8176]

You should take the number to loterry pools

[@OmarVedlity]

Great video my friend I’m so sick of the Scandinavian opening 😂

[@jaedenTheYT]

you transposed to a blackmar gambit! creative!

[@MikeySmithJones]

Need this. Thank you!

[@rajii201]

When bishoop takes pinned f3 knight and we take back with the queen, what to do if queen takes d4? If we go queen b7 takes pawn and traps rook, then the black queen is already pretty close to our king My visualisation while typing is not that great, maybe it's simple, we block checks with pieces, we kick out the queen from our territory

[@passenger1312.]

i love watching your videos but this one is a punch at the jaw as a Scandinavian lover. can i ask something? what if i change immediately from Scandinavian to French defense during the game?

[@kevinmalone3210]

Good info here. Always hated the Scandinavian from black. Time to get some payback..😅

[@tylerbrown4483]

I mean after 1.e4 d5 2.d4 black could defend with 2. …c6 and you’re just in a main line caro kann. Which is probably about as uncommon as the scandi agains e4.

[@Qoko88]

Okay suggestion, but fundamentally flawed as the ball's still in Black's court. As a vivid Scandi player (primarily Modern with the Portuguese) I don't like the Blackmar positions. As such, I'll decline with 2....e6 as I also know the French. As recommended by others, the Caro with 2....c6 is more the suit of players familiar with the standard Scandi with Qxd5 or Nf6-d5. In addition, you'd have to be wary of Black players actually preparing a pet line in the Blackmar and be worse off.

[@aravindkr]

This line doesnt work , checked with Stockfish 16. Black can hold on to the pawn on e4 with Nf6 and Bf5. And black has more than equalised

[@petroniosandoval1442]

Winning or losing couldnt prevent..both players have plans and those who have better plans will win the game

[@Chess_Liami]

i like when you put the pgn in the comments thank you!

[@TheOG_Gangster]

Gambit Accepted 2:42 Defend with Pawn f5 2:58 Defense with Knight f6 6:27 Opponent Plays e6 13:45 or Bishop Pinning the Knight g4 7:45 Opponent takes the Knight 7:45 or Opponent Drops Bishop Back 10:57

[@harrygross77]

I have a feeling that Mr. Bartholomew, your old pal, The Scandyman, will quickly refute this.

[@elperro3683]

As white, I recently had two opponents play the Scandinavian against me and I attempted playing this response. However, after I played Nc3 on move three, in both cases, my opponent countered with Bf5. I eventually lost both games. I just didn't have a good response.

[@Free2BeYou]

At minute 9:36, why doesn't Black g7 pawn take the rook? (I guess what I'm thinking is wouldn't Black want space for King to flee? (even if it created doulbed pawns). Thank you anyone for any insights!

[@xlorenz4652]

Hey nelson! can you tell me if d5 exd5 and c6 is good for black? my friend keeps playing and I didnt recommend the opening for him.. since hes a 1400.

[@ga3680]

Cool video, but certainly not complete. 1 e4 d5 2 d4 dxe4 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 f3 Bf5 is decent. Keep up the awesome videos!

[@JohnIshIshmael]

Wow! Thanks man. Hugs ISH

[@kevinbunten7046]

Thanks for posting. Love this gambit. Hate the Scandi

[@kennethgee2004]

Scandinavian-Defense-Blackburne-Kloosterboer-Gambit. you might want to look into that as you are trying to counter gambit my gambit and that leads to not so clear openings. Yet if we follow both lines and no one captures the pawn because we do not want to fall into prep, then we end up with a Sicilian

[@kausarwaris8902]

Get well soon, Mr Nelson.

[@bryanrisso7508]

Do you have a patreon?

[@Verbalaesthet]

That was a great video! More like this.

[@khaI.]

good video!! i clearly watched it

[@aidenstatt2209]

This is also helpful to someone who loves the Scandinavian like me

[@ChessLearner-pd2pf]

11:22 what to do in Nbd7 variation??

[@williammichaelblackburn5167]

Nelson usually I’m a huge fan of your videos but I’m a devoted Scandi player and some of my favorite opening’s to play are the French since it is easy to transpose from the Scandi and the Blackmar Diemer since I’m a d4 player as well…. The assumption that just because they are playing a Scandi means they don’t play anything else seems like particularly bad reasoning… Awesome opening video but a little misleading since you had basically nothing to say about the Scandi except instantly sidestep it😂

[@thomasgrabowski2202]

Dude I LOVE these amazing videos man! LETS GOO!!!!!! I'll send you some money in support :P ! (Do you have any pdfs or programs I can purchasE?) Happy to buy :) !

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Thanks man! Yeah I do here: chessvibescourses.thinkific.com/

[@sleepmind9292]

Ok, I guess I need to learn french defence now.

[@justanotheryoutubechannel3102]

I play the scandinavian, and hate it actually because it's so toothless and would rather play 1.e4 e5 ...f5 gambits like rousseau and schliemann. BDG is VERY RARE, and much stronger than busted tennison gambit. I'm guessing you recommend the 3.Nc3 main line. I did very poorly with THAT, but do very well going straight to 3.f3, the gedult variation. If MY b7 pawn is threatened, i'd play Nc6 for development. I do well defending as black. You don't gambit another gambiteer. All I do is tactics. As weak as I am at position, I'm that much stronger at tactics. What REALLY annoys me is 2.e5, forcing the advance sicilian. It prevents Nf6 which is intolerable as is the pawn blockade in my turf. That drives ME nuts because i think most scandinavian players are more positional than me. I hate the knight trade on d5 too as it makes me give my favorite fried liver knight up and bring my queen out only to be chased.

[@Bfdifan-j8x]

Qxf3 is cool too, there’s a trap there if you want to study it:)

[@michaelfratipietro9674]

D5 then KF6 that’s my system as black for Scandinavian if pawn captures. D4 player overall or RETI / ENGLISH

[@benjaminramirez9182]

How much for private lessons or for a video live lesson? I am 1446 USCF taught myself mostly.