Over the past fifteen years the Scandinavian has become more and more popular both at club and Grandmaster level. It even managed to obtain an ultimate seal of approval when Vishy Anand employed it in his World championship match with Garry Kasparov! This book provides a complete update of Emms's original and best-selling edition of The Scandinavian, published in 1997. Since then there have been many new and important discoveries from both sides of the board, and these are included here.'''John Emms, one of Britain's strongest Grandmasters, has represented England in various team tournaments. His many works include Play the Najdorf: Scheveningen Style and Attacking with 1 e4. He co-wrote Nunn's Chess Openings and resides in the UK.