Smerdon's Scandinavian

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  • Smerdon D.
  • Everyman
  • 493 blz
  • Engels
  • 2015
Grandmaster David Smerdon plays the Scandinavian, but not in the typically solid style of this popular opening. He gives the Scandinavian a welcome twist by using it as an all-out attacking weapon! The repertoire he presents in this book is an enhanced version of the one he has successfully employed at grandmaster level over many years. The backbone of his repertoire in the main lines is provided by the razor-sharp Portuguese and Icelandic gambits, while Smerdon also gives answers for Black against White’s other options. Smerdon examines the most important games, presents cutting-edge theory and shares all his discoveries with the reader. This book tells you everything you need to know about successfully playing Smerdon’s Scandinavian.

  • A complete repertoire for Black after 1 e4 d5
  • Examines the Portuguese and Icelandic Gambits
  • Packed with new ideas and critical analysis

David Smerdon is a Grandmaster from Australia. He has represented his country at six chess Olympiads, and played board one for the Australian team at the 2012 and 2014 Olympiads. In 2009 he won the Oceania Zonal Championship and qualified for the World Cup. He’s a regular contributor to the popular chess openings website ChessPublishing.com.



Content

003 About the Author
006 Acknowledgements
007 Preface
009 Introduction
023 How to Use This Book
025 One Hundred Games
026 Section One: The Portuguese Complex - 3 d4 Bg4!?
030 1. The Banker: 4 f3 Bf5 5 c4
056 2. The Jadoul: 4 f3 Bf5 5 Bb5+ Nbd7 6 c4
106 3. The Melbourne Shuffle: 4 f3 Bf5 5 Bb5+ Nbd7 6 Nc3
120 4. The Correspondence Refutation: 4 f3 Bf5 4 g4!
162 5. The Wuss: 4 Be2
181 6. The Lusophobe: 4 Bb5+ Nbd7 5 Be2!
196 7. The Elbow: 4 Bb5+ c6!?
230 8. The Classical: 4 Nf3
287 Section Two: Principled Greed - 3 c4
287 9. The Icelandic Gambit: 3...e6
320 10. The Panov-Botvinnik Attack: 3...c6
344 Section Three: The Modern Treatment - 3 Nf3 Bg4
367 11. The Goulash: 4 c4!?
373 12. The Celeriac: 4 Be2
381 13. Charlie’s Choice: 4 Bb5+!
396 Section Four: Check! - 3 Bb5+
404 14. 3...Bd7
412 15. 3...Nbd7
424 Section Five: Odds and Ends - 1 e4 d5
425 16. 2 exd5 Nf6 3 Nc3
429 17. 2 Nc3
463 18. The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: 2 d4?!
478 19. 2 e5?!
481 Postscript
482 Index of Illustrative Games
483 Index of Variations