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The Scandinavian Defence

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Step 1 / 2

1...d5 hits e4 at once. After 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3, the queen is chased to a5 or d6 — Black loses a tempo but gets an open, easy-to-understand position with no cramped bishop. (You're Black.)

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