Scandinavian defence - Gruenfeld variation


1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Ne5 c6 7. g4

White plays the king's pawn to e4. Black pushes the queen's pawn to d5. White captures on d5 with the king's pawn.

Black captures with the queen on d5. White develops the knight to c3. Black moves the queen to a5.

White advances the queen's pawn to d4. Black develops the knight to f6. White jumps the knight to f3.

Black develops the light-squared bishop to f5. White jumps the knight to e5. Black moves the c-pawn to c6.

White pushes the g-pawn to g4.


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