In the 3...Qd6 Scandinavian Defense, the move 5...Nc6 was dismissed for decades as dubious—a theoretical footnote that strong players avoided. White's straightforward 6.Nb5 followed by 7.d5 was considered the final word, a refutation so clear that the line vanished from serious practice. Then GM Nikolas Theodorou looked closer. What he discovered wasn't just a defensive resource—it was a complete paradigm shift. The supposedly flawed 5...Nc6, coupled with the stunning 8...Na6, has transformed this Scandinavian variation from a niche system into a legitimate fighting weapon that Abdusattorov, Dubov, and other elite players are now deploying with success.
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Modern Chess presents Jobava and Jospem's 1.e4 Blitz Repertoire – Part 1, a collaboration between GM Baadur Jobava and GM Jose Martinez Alcantara examining opening choices suited to rapid and blitz play.
GM Baadur Jobava has maintained consistent performance across time controls, while GM Jose Martinez Alcantara brings extensive online chess experience. Both authors have selected lines they regularly employ in their own games, providing insight into their practical decision-making process.
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We are happy to announce another exciting project by the tandem GM Baadur Jobava and GM Pier Luigi Basso - 1.e4 According to Jobava - Beat the Minor Lines. This course completes Jobava's 1.e4 repertoire.
In this course, you will find straightforward solutions to openings such as Pirc Defence, Modern Defence, Alekhine Defence, Scandinavian Defence, and other rare options such as 1...Nc6. The suggested lines are usually based on rare and less explored ideas. Hence, the repertoire is very suitable for the needs of the practical players.
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The camp of GM Papaioannou Practical 1.e4 Repertoire for White is already a digital product.
This product includes all the videos from the workshop as well as the PGN file related to the training sessions. Overall, the material consists of 10.5 hours of video and a PGN database, which includes 262 files!
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After his excellent two databases on French Defence and Caro-Kann, GM Arjun Kalyan keeps building his 1.e4 repertoire. In his newest project, besides the ever-topical Pirc and Modern, the Indian GM also covers Alekhine, Philidor, Scandinavian, and Sidelines.
Even though the suggested systems are extensively analyzed with very strong engines, the repertoire does not require a lot of memorization. This practical approach makes the entire course very suitable for a practical play.
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This video series builds a complete repertoire against the Scandinavian Defence.
GM Cheparinov gives a very objective and practical understanding of this opening. The course is about 7 hours long. He provides all the knowledge you need to play against this opening. The course will be also useful for players who play the Scandinavian with Black
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An 11-hour long video training on how to unleash the full potential of this dynamic opening like never before. Robert Ris approaches opening study from an unusual yet instructive angle; instead of merely talking about theory, he dissects the position from both sides, so you can feel the plans and ideas, instead of memorizing lines.
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The workshop of GM Papaioannou - Understand the Scandinavian is already a digital product.
This product includes all the videos from the workshop as well as the PGN file related to the training sessions. Overall, the material consists of approximately 6 hours of video and a PGN database which includes 105 files!
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In his first database for Modern Chess, GM Martin Lorenzini offers a combative repertoire against 1.e4. He presents us with the Scandinavian Defence. This opening is a rare guest at the top-level but can be a hazardous weapon for club players. The Argentinian GM defends Scandinavian with Black pieces on many occasions and is one of the great specialists for Black. He offers an aggressive repertoire, and all the lines are analyzed in great depth. The arising positions are all double-edged and give Black the chance to fight for the initiative from the start. The database contains 20 theoretical chapters and 21 test positions.
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Zahar Efimenko prepared a database for White against the Alekhine Defence (1.e4 Nf6) and Scandinavian Defence (1.e4 d5).
Both are relatively rare but quite provocative openings in the sense that Black lures White into pushing his central pawns in the opening, only to attack and undermine them later. Such an approach is often dangerous in shorter time controls as Black gives up some space in the centre and then tries to launch a counter-attack while waiting for White's mistake as he is defending his central pawns.
Another similarity between the two is that in both cases Black puts a piece on d5 (a knight in the Alekhine and typically the queen in the Scandinavian Defence) as early as move 2. In some cases, there are even overlaps in the type of position that arises out of the opening, such as the Scandinavian gambit (2.exd5 Nf6) which can lead to an Alekhine-Defence type of position once Black recaptures on d5 with the knight.
The database, which consists of 15 chapters and 15 test positions, can naturally be divided into two parts.
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