Scandinavian Defense Chess Games PGN File

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On this page of chess-openings-for-beginners.blogspot.com you can download a PGN file with the Scandinavian Defense chessgames played by chess masters in the year 2019. Using the Scandinavian Defense PGN file you can learn how to correctly play the Scandinavian Defense and to see new trends in playing this semi-open game chess opening at the higher level of chess.

I. Scandinavian Defense PGN File

The Scandinavian Defense chess opening B01 inaugurates with the moves 1.e4 d5. The opening has been proved to be playable and is specific one by possible early engagement of the Black queen. Scandinavian games usually run 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 or 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6, which you will see in the PGN file.

Very rarely, they play 1.e4 d5 2.Nc3,e5,d3 ... Using PGN files is a great way to learn chess openings by viewing the PGN file via a PGN viewer software in order to see and learn the chess games recorded in the PGN file. And the following is more information about the Scandinavian Defense PGN file...

The current PGN file contains 300 games on the Scandinavian Defense B01, played by chess masters in the year 2019. The first 10 games were analyzed by a chess engine approximately at the end of the opening phase to highlight who is better and to show you best lines to continue for the middlegame.

For example, you can see the following chess engine evaluation: "White is better, +1.14. A best line: 15.Rxb7 c5 16.Re1 Rad8 17.Bf1 Nd7" (e.g. White is better as if he won 1.14 pawns, with the following meanings: 0-0.5 pawn -- equal; 0.51-1.00 -- slightly better; 1.01-1.50 -- better; 1.51++ - much better).

The Scandinavian Defense chess games of 2019 were not selected by any special criterion and not sorted by playing lines. To say again -- there are 300 chess master games in the PGN file, of them: • Line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 - 183 games; Line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 - 102 games; other lines 1.e4 d5 2... - 15 games.

You can download the Scandinavian Defense chess opening PGN file with 300 games played by chess masters in the year 2019, under the name of Scandinavian-Defense-2019.pgn, from Google Drive, using the download link which follows ...

II. PGN File Download Link

To download the Scandinavian Defense PGN file (from Google Drive), click the following link:

• Download Scandinavian Defense PGN File, 257 KB

Note 1. The above file is to be downloaded from Google Drive. First click the above link to open a new page, then on that page click the download icon to download.
Note 2. To read the above PGN file and see chess games inside it, you will need a PGN viewer software (see Lesson 16 to get a decent freeware PGN viewer).

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B03 Alekhine Defense Four Pawns Attack

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On this page of chess-openings-for-beginners.blogspot.com you can learn the Four Pawns Attack variation of the Alekhine Defense. Occupying ECO code B03, it belongs to the most popular variations of the Alekhine's, although being not so common. The Four Pawns Attack runs via the main line of the Alekhine's Defence with the moves 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4.

I. Alekhine's Four Pawns Attack: Official Data

Chess Opening Name: Alekhine's Defence
Variation Name: Four Pawns Attack Variation
Moves: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4
Runs via the Main Line: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5

• Why it is called the Four Pawns Attack? Look at the picture...
[ECO stands for Encyclopedia of Chess Openings] ECO code: B03
B03 includes the following moves: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4
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II. Alekhine's Four Pawns Attack: How to Play

1.e4 Nf6 Alekhine Defense 2.e5 Nd5 Main line


3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4 ... Four Pawns Attack (below)

• Variant 1 of 2

Alekhine Defense, Four Pawns Attack


• 2 best lines go via 5... dxe5:
_5... dxe5 5.fxe5 (+0.80) _5... dxe5 5.Bf5 (+0.72)

• Line 5... dxe5 5.fxe5 (Variant 1 of 2)

5... dxe5 5.fxe5 Bf5 7.Nc3 e6 8.Nf3 Bb4


Best line to continue (by chess engine):
9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 c5 11.Bd3 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 (White is slightly better, +0.60)

• Variant 2 of 2

Alekhine Defense, Four Pawns Attack


• 2 best lines go via 5... dxe5:
_5... dxe5 5.fxe5 (+0.80) _5... dxe5 5.Bf5 (+0.72)

• Line 5... Bf5 6.Nc3 (Variant 2 of 2)

5... Bf5 6.Nc3 e6 7.Nf3 dxe5 8.fxe5 Bb4
(if 7.Be3, then 7... Be7 8.Nf3 0-0)


Note: The same position as in Variant 1 of 2.
Best line to continue (by chess engine):
9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 c5 11.Bd3 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 (White is slightly better, +0.60)

• 300 Games to Study Alekhine Defence PGN File

• The Main Page of Alekhine'c Defence Opening (Lesson 43)

On this page of chess-openings-for-beginners.blogspot.com you have learned the Four Pawns Attack variation of the Alekhine Defense chess opening. The ECO code of this variation of the Alekhine's is B03. It runs via the Main Line (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5) with the moves 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4. Thank you very much for improving yourself and learning chess openings!