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The smooth Scandinavian Defence with 3...Qd8 Spielmaterial This makes the English anAre you looking for a simple, easy to learn repertoire against 1. e4? Then the Scandinavian with 3 Qd8 is for you! After 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3, the retreat 3 Qd8 leads to a very solid position for Black. At the cost of two tempi, the pawn structure is predefined and therefore a clear development plan for our minor pieces can be made. The first goal is to bring the light squared bishop to g4 and then place the pawns on c6 and e6. Now Black has a