Main Line 3...Qa5
Scandinavian Defence · B01 · you play Black. 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c6
About the Main Line 3...Qa5
The main line Scandinavian with 3...Qa5 is the classical treatment: the queen stays active on a5, Black plays ...c6, ...Bf5 and ...e6 and gets a Caro-Kann-like structure with easy development. The queen must watch out for Nd5 tricks.
Playing the Scandinavian Defence as Black? The Main Line 3...Qa5 (B01) begins 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6, and is one of 3 lines you can practise here. Go through the Main Line 3...Qa5 one move at a time, and when you know it, try to play the whole line without help. The page continues past the opening with middlegame plans, typical endgames and master games played with the Main Line 3...Qa5. Train it regularly as part of your set of defences against 1.e4 and 1.d4: the speed mode and drill show quickly which moves you still forget.