The Scandinavian Defense Revisited: A Cold Blooded Counter to 1. e4! - HARDCOVER ZMart Fun Chess Clocks try to move the Knight

try to move the Knight from h1 to f3

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The Scandinavian Defense Revisited: A Cold Blooded Counter to 1. e4! - HARDCOVER ZMart Fun Chess Clocks try to move the KnightThe fundamental purpose of Blacks aggressive and provocative move with the d pawn is to create immediate central tension and to exploit the latent power of the queen on her starting square. Remember Laskers observation: "Blacks idea is to make use of the great fighting power of the queen in the opening" Blacks audacious pawn move effectively compels White to lose a tempo by capturing the pawn, creating an imbalance in the center. Blacks strategy seeks