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Scandinavian Defense - Bc4 Setups and Sidelines (4.Nf3, 4.d3)

Let's learn the rarer 4th and 5th moves! White has three tries: 4.d3, 4.Nf3 and 5.Bc4. 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. Bc4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 O-O-O 9. d5 Nd4 10. Qd3 Nc6
    Main Line

    … 8. Qxf3 O-O-O 9. d5 Nd4 10. Qd3 Nc6

  2. 4. d3: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Bd2 e5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be2 Be7
    4. d3

    … 3... Qa5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Bd2 e5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be2 Be7

  3. 4. d3: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Bd2 e5 6. Ne4 Qb6 7. Bc3 Nc6
    4. d3

    … 3... Qa5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Bd2 e5 6. Ne4 Qb6 7. Bc3 Nc6

  4. 4. Nf3: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nc6 8. d3 O-O-O
    4. Nf3

    … 3... Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nc6 8. d3 O-O-O

  5. 4. Nf3: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nc6 8. O-O e6
    4. Nf3

    … 3... Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nc6 8. O-O e6

  6. 4. Nf3: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bg4 6. d3 e6
    4. Nf3

    … 3... Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bg4 6. d3 e6

  7. 4. Nf3: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bg4 6. O-O e6 7. d4 Nc6
    4. Nf3

    … 3... Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bg4 6. O-O e6 7. d4 Nc6

  8. 4. Nf3: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bg4 6. O-O e6 7. d3 Qh5
    4. Nf3

    … 3... Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bg4 6. O-O e6 7. d3 Qh5

  9. 4. Nf3: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bg4 6. O-O e6 7. h3 Bh5
    4. Nf3

    … 3... Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bg4 6. O-O e6 7. h3 Bh5

  10. 4. Nf3: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d3 e5 6. Be2 Nc6
    4. Nf3

    … 3... Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d3 e5 6. Be2 Nc6

  11. 4. Nf3: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d3 e5 6. Bd2 Nc6 7. Be2 Be7
    4. Nf3

    … 3... Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d3 e5 6. Bd2 Nc6 7. Be2 Be7

  12. 4. Nf3: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d3 e5 6. Bd2 Nc6 7. Ne4 Qb6 8. Nxf6+ gxf6 9. Bc3 Bc5
    4. Nf3

    … 3... Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d3 e5 6. Bd2 Nc6 7. Ne4 Qb6 8. Nxf6+ gxf6 9. Bc3 Bc5

  13. 4. Nf3: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4
    4. Nf3

    … 3... Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4

  14. 4. Bc4: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nge2 Bf5
    4. Bc4

    … 3... Qa5 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nge2 Bf5

  15. 4. Bc4: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. h3 Bf5
    4. Bc4

    … 3... Qa5 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. h3 Bf5

  16. 4. Bc4: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. d3 Bg4
    4. Bc4

    … 3... Qa5 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. d3 Bg4

  17. 6. Ne2: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. Ne2 Bd7
    6. Ne2

    … 5... Nc6 6. Ne2 Bd7

  18. 6. Bd2: position after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. Bd2 Nxd4 7. Nd5 Qc5 8. b3 Nxd5 9. Bxd5 Qxd5 10. Be3 Qa5+
    6. Bd2

    … 5... Nc6 6. Bd2 Nxd4 7. Nd5 Qc5 8. b3 Nxd5 9. Bxd5 Qxd5 10. Be3 Qa5+

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