My sources on the Scandinavian do not attach names to the several lines of 3...Qd6. Kurajica certainly was not the first to combine this move with 4...g6, but indeed seems to be the first to play it on a regular base.
You might be interested though in the games
Solonar-Episjin, Willingen 2001
Ivanov-Episjin, Baunatal 2001
Okrajek-Episjin, Werther 2002
The games began with 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.Nc3 Qd6.

Thx MNb, in my database (chessgames.com) i have found some 3...Qd6 games from these players but no one with 4...g6, this is the move played by Kurajica and which gives the name to the variation, it may occur by transposition obviously, but this is not the case on the games i have seen.

Probably chessgames.com might be incomplete.

Thx

Hi people,

I had played the scandinavian 3...Qa5 with acceptable results. Lately I've given a try to the Kurajica Variation which proves, to me, to be really easy to play against "standard" play: Nc3, d4, Nf3, Bc4 and even against king side fianchettos with g3, Bg2, Bf4. The ideas I really dislike are those which involves Be3 and Qd2 and, by other side, Nc3, Nf3, Bc4 without commiting with d4. Putting the queen on d6 is like to put a red flag in front of a bull, people just try to attack the queen, and forgets than developing only is useful with a plan behind. Many times white finish development before black but..., what does it mean if the pieces are in bad squares to work as a team. No theory has been written about this variation (I just know IBMCO: Black by Lane) and the only games I know are those from GM Bojan Kurajica. Do you know any, strong enough (2200 and up) , players who play this variation?

Thx