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Scandinavian Defense · As Black · updated October 2026

Play the Scandinavian like Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus

A repertoire in the Scandinavian built from 108 of Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus chose most often. Where Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus has fewer than 3 games, the course takes the other top-50 players' most played move, then Stockfish's. Learn a line on the board, then each position comes back in a short daily review until it sticks.

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  • Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus was #20 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,248) and scored 55% against opponents averaging 3,058 in these games.
  • You play Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's own move in 27 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Train lines

Learn a new line move by move. Lines due for review go to your daily review first.

Next: line 1

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#20

Chess.com

Rating

3,248

Games

108

in this opening

Score

55%

in these games

Opponents

3,058

average rating

More about Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus

Use arrow keys to navigate the board. Press Enter to select a piece, then use arrow keys and Enter to move. Press Escape to cancel a move.
Line 1 after 10 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 9% at top level

    2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bf5 6.Bc4 e6

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  2. Line 2 · 8% at top level

    2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd2 Bf5 6.Bc4 c6

    New

  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    2.exd5 Qxd5 3.d4 e5 4.Nf3 exd4

    New

  4. Line 4 · 5% at top level

    2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.d4 Bf5 6.Bd2 e6 7.Bc4 Bb4 8.a3 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 Qb6 10.O-O O-O 11.Ne5 Nc6 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.Bb3 Rfd8

    New

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bf5 6.Bd2 e6

    New

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bf5 6.Ne5 c6 7.Bc4 e6 8.g4 Bg6 9.h4 Nbd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.h5 Be4 12.O-O Bd5 13.Nxd5 cxd5 14.Bd3 g6

    New

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bf5

    New

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bc4 Bf5

    New

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.b4 Qxb4 5.Rb1 Qd6

    New

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bc4 Bf5

    New

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.g3 Nf6 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Nge2 Bg4 7.h3 Bh5

    New

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd2 Bf5 6.Nf3 e6

    New

  13. Line 13 · 4% at top level

    2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Be2 e5

    New

  14. Line 14 · 4% at top level

    2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Qa5 5.Be2 Nc6

    New

Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.

Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's main line in the Scandinavian, move by move

The most common line at top level: 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bf5 6.Bc4 e6.

  1. 2.exd5 Reply · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games A common reply here is 2.exd5. At top level, this comes up about 93% of the time.
  2. 2…Qxd5 Your move · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus played 2…Qxd5 in 100 games, scoring 53%.
  3. 3.Nc3 Reply · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games A common reply here is 3.Nc3. At top level, this comes up about 75% of the time.
  4. 3…Qa5 Your move · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus played 3…Qa5 in 69 games, scoring 56%.
  5. 4.d4 Reply · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games A common reply here is 4.d4. At top level, this comes up about 47% of the time.
  6. 4…Nf6 Your move · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus played 4…Nf6 in 43 games, scoring 51%.
  7. 5.Nf3 Reply · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games A common reply here is 5.Nf3. At top level, this comes up about 29% of the time.
  8. 5…Bf5 Your move · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus played 5…Bf5 in 24 games, scoring 58%.
  9. 6.Bc4 Reply · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games A common reply here is 6.Bc4. At top level, this comes up about 9% of the time.
  10. 6…e6 Your move · Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's games Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus played 6…e6 in 7 games, scoring 86%.

Questions about this course

How does Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus play the Scandinavian?
After 1.e4 d5, Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's most common line is 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bf5 6.Bc4 e6. At top level it comes up about 9% of the time.
Is this Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Scandinavian course based on?
108 of Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's Chess.com blitz games in the Scandinavian Defense as Black, against opponents with an average rating of 3,058. Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus scored 55% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
14 lines covering 40 positions, ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. The first 5 lines need no account; saving your progress with an email unlocks the rest, free.
Does Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus always play the best move?
The course follows the moves from the games. In 1 position a quick Stockfish check prefers another move by 0.7 pawns or more, and the course marks it.
Who is Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus?
GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus was ranked number 20 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,248 when this course was built.

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