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The Center Counter or Scandinavian  Defense fights the king's pawn opening from move one.  After 1.  e4 d5 Black forces White to make hard decisions.  It is also notable for the lack of weakness; Bent Larsen used this to defeat World Champion Anatoly Karpov at Montreal, 1979; it was Karpov's only defeat in that tournament.  Said Larsen, "Against Karpov it is important to avoid weak pawns."  This book is written by two international masters; Jeremy Silman is famous for his chess books; John Grefe was U.S. Co-Champion in 1980.  Algebraic notation.

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