Quote:Well, I'll take the move seriously for a moment and will answer Lev's rather optimistic analysis (it's basically based on black making various mediocre moves in a row and in the end white quite possibly does indeed have a decent position).
One line that seems obvious to me in the spirit of the Scandinavian would be
1.e4 d5 2.g4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nc6
Basically black gets a position similar to some Scandinavian or Van Geet lines, with the difference that it's black who has a lead in development and additionally white has weakened his own position with g2-g4.
A. 4.Bg2 Nf6 After white has comitted to Bf1-g2 this is really strong. 5.g5!? Bg4 and black has a huge advantage, of course 5.h3 is better, but then black is obviously better after e.g. 5...e5, too.
B.4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Bg2 Nxg4 and white has absolutely no compensation as far as I can see, e.g. 6.Ne2 e5 7.d3 f5 8.Bg5 Be7. Alternatively 5.Nxf6 exf6 gives black a superior and extremely solid position 6.Bg2 Bc5 7.c3!? 7.Bxc6 does weaken the light squares on the white kingside too severly. 7...Qe7+ 8.Kf1 0-0 white is in trouble.
And I'm quite confident that black should have a really pleasant position after 2...Nc6 with similar ideas (but less forcing) or even just 2...e5.
Your 2...Nc6 is interesting, but in practice it is not seen frequently. I actually see 2...Nf6, 2...Bf5, 2...e5 more often than 2...Nc6. Of course 2...Nc6 is a coward's way of declining a gambit, but that is another story altogether.
Against 2...e5 I can proceed with A) 3 Nxe4 or B) 3 d3!? , the Zilbermints - Hartlaub Gambit. Thus, in the second line, 3 d3!? ed3 4 Bd3 gives White an edge in development. The idea is to play 000 and attack in the center and the Kingside.
I would love to post some games, but unfortunately I left my notes and game scores at home. As I type this, I am visiting my sister and twin nieces in central New Jersey. Once I return home, I will access my files and post the games.
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1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.b4 !? (Read 17836 times)
