Profile of Loeksnokes

In this study I give a compact repertoire against all main line Scandinavian responses, and common inferior plays. The repertoire is based on miniature games at the 2300+ level, together with some Stockfish modifications when White actually played inferior lines. Every line ends with at least +/=, and almost all of them are actually in +/- or +- territory. Coverage is (very) thin for less common lines in modern play. There are thematic attacking setups by White which seem a bit strange for people trained with classical opening theory, but they are played at the highest levels and are stockfish certified. Learning these "active piece play" type justifications has greatly helped my middlegame play.

This is a super-light study with just coverage of the absolute four main lines by Black against the Rossolimo. 3. ... g6 is the main response by a wide margin, so it has a lot more coverage than the other three lines, which just have essentially one or two lines of play each.

Two model lines from the 2. exd5 variation of the Elephant Gambit.

1. e4 e6 2. c4 Aiming for Scandinavian type positions after trading twice on d5.

This is a basic 1.e4 repertoire versus the Alekhine defense. The study is centred around the modern variation 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4. Nf3

This study ties in with my approach to the Scandinavian and the French.