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Scandinavian Defense - 5.Nf3 and 5.Bd2 Lines (after 3...Qa5 4.d4 4...Nf6)

Let's learn the 5.Nf3 and 5.Bd2 Lines! White has two tries here: 5.Nf3 and 5.Bd2. We have a clear plan against each one. Let's begin with 1.e4.

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  1. Main Line: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Bd2 Nbd7 7. Bc4 c6 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. O-O-O e6 10. Nh4 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. h4 O-O-O
    Main Line

    … 10. Nh4 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. h4 O-O-O

  2. 5. Bd2: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. f3 Bd7 7. Ne4 Qb6 8. Nxf6+ gxf6 9. Bc3 e5
    5. Bd2

    … 4... Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. f3 Bd7 7. Ne4 Qb6 8. Nxf6+ gxf6 9. Bc3 e5

  3. 5. Bd2: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. f3 Bd7 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nge2 e5
    5. Bd2

    … 4... Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. f3 Bd7 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nge2 e5

  4. 5. Bd2: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. f3 Bd7 7. Bc4 Qb6 8. Qe2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Qe1 e6 11. Nge2 Bc5 12. Kb1 Nxe2 13. Qxe2 Bd4
    5. Bd2

    … 4... Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. f3 Bd7 7. Bc4 Qb6 8. Qe2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Qe1 e6 11. Nge2 Bc5 12. Kb1 Nxe2 13. Qxe2 Bd4

  5. 5. Bd2: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. f3 Bd7 7. Bc4 Qb6 8. Nge2 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. a4 c5 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 O-O
    5. Bd2

    … 4... Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. f3 Bd7 7. Bc4 Qb6 8. Nge2 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. a4 c5 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 O-O

  6. 5. Bd2: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Bd3 Bxf3 8. Bxf5 Bxd1 9. Rxd1 e6 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Bb5 O-O-O
    5. Bd2

    … 4... Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Bd3 Bxf3 8. Bxf5 Bxd1 9. Rxd1 e6 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Bb5 O-O-O

  7. 5. Bd2: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Be2 Nc6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nxd4 10. Rc1 O-O-O
    5. Bd2

    … 4... Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Be2 Nc6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nxd4 10. Rc1 O-O-O

  8. 5. Bd2: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxe2 7. Qxe2 e6 8. Ne4 Bb4
    5. Bd2

    … 4... Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxe2 7. Qxe2 e6 8. Ne4 Bb4

  9. 5. Bd2: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxe2 7. Qxe2 e6 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. O-O a6 10. Qd3 O-O-O
    5. Bd2

    … 4... Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxe2 7. Qxe2 e6 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. O-O a6 10. Qd3 O-O-O

  10. 5. Bd2: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxe2 7. Ngxe2 Nc6 8. Ne4 Qd5 9. Nxf6+ gxf6 10. O-O Rg8 11. g3 O-O-O
    5. Bd2

    … 4... Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxe2 7. Ngxe2 Nc6 8. Ne4 Qd5 9. Nxf6+ gxf6 10. O-O Rg8 11. g3 O-O-O

  11. 5. Bd2: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxe2 7. Ngxe2 Nc6 8. O-O O-O-O 9. a3 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Rxd4 11. b4 Qa6
    5. Bd2

    … 4... Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxe2 7. Ngxe2 Nc6 8. O-O O-O-O 9. a3 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Rxd4 11. b4 Qa6

  12. 5. Bd2: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxe2 7. Ngxe2 Nc6 8. O-O O-O-O 9. Be3 e6
    5. Bd2

    … 4... Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxe2 7. Ngxe2 Nc6 8. O-O O-O-O 9. Be3 e6

  13. 5. Bd2: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxe2 7. Ngxe2 Nc6 8. O-O O-O-O 9. Ne4 Qf5 10. Nxf6 gxf6 11. c3 e5
    5. Bd2

    … 4... Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxe2 7. Ngxe2 Nc6 8. O-O O-O-O 9. Ne4 Qf5 10. Nxf6 gxf6 11. c3 e5

  14. 6. Bc4: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bd2 Bb4 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Qb6 10. O-O Nc6 11. d5 O-O-O
    6. Bc4

    … 5... Bf5 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bd2 Bb4 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Qb6 10. O-O Nc6 11. d5 O-O-O

  15. 6. Bc4: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Bd2 c6 9. Re1 Qc7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4
    6. Bc4

    … 5... Bf5 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Bd2 c6 9. Re1 Qc7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4

  16. 6. Bd3: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Bd3 e6 7. Bxf5 Qxf5 8. O-O Bd6
    6. Bd3

    … 5... Bf5 6. Bd3 e6 7. Bxf5 Qxf5 8. O-O Bd6

  17. 6. Bd3: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Bd3 e6 7. O-O Be7
    6. Bd3

    … 5... Bf5 6. Bd3 e6 7. O-O Be7

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