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Scotch Game [C45], Scotch Gambit [C44] & Scotch Four Knights [C47]

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C45: Scotch 4...Bb4+ 5.c3 Bc5 Hi everyone, I'm interested in the line 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bb4+ 5. c3 Bc5 My problem is that I don't like playing against the Mieses after 4...Nf6 e5. Not that I believe ... Started 10/15/10 at 08:57:15 by Meat « Pages 1 2 all »	24	34077	07/09/23 at 06:40:22 By: Michael Ayton
Searching for "The Scotch Game" by Wells I am looking for a used copy of "The Scotch Game" by Peter Wells (1998), which is out of print. If anyone knows where to get a copy (already tried the usual suspects like ebay, amazon, abebooks etc.) ... Started 04/28/05 at 04:06:32 by Rainbird	3	3221	05/06/05 at 16:25:05 By: Paul Cumbers
C44: best books on scotch gambit I have been playing the scotch gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 for some time, mainly because that is the opening I studied most when I was a kid and never had the energy to move to something ... Started 11/15/10 at 20:49:12 by jeome	12	16274	11/18/10 at 10:16:28 By: MNb
C44-C45: The year of the Scotch? As many of you may have recognized - Wijk aan Zee is a part of Scotland at the moment! Playing 1.e4 the guys in Group A don't go for the Ruy Lopez but the Scotch instead - thinking this is good for Wh... Started 01/17/11 at 10:58:08 by Matemax	2	2980	01/18/11 at 01:13:40 By: TN
The Scotch For Knights In the Scotch Four Knigts (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4) I like to play 4 ... Bb4!? This side steppes the Scotch Four Knights proper and the Belgrade. Now isn't that cute? I can see ... Started 03/11/05 at 12:08:22 by CheckMate (Guest)	1	2162	03/15/05 at 08:07:45 By: Markovich
Scotch gambit, 5. O-O d6, 6. b4 (!? or ?! or ?) Hello all, this is my first time posting. What do you think of 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.O-O d6 6.b4? Is this known to be dubious? It looks like white has a fun game after 6...B... Started 09/26/13 at 03:22:03 by EDogg (Ex Member)	2	4474	09/30/13 at 01:42:26 By: EDogg - Ex Member
Scotch Dear All, Just seen that Emms ' s book on the Scotch is now for sale from the London Chess Centre. I was a bit disappointed that it's a starting out book rather than say a book like Wells.<b... Started 09/26/05 at 07:10:11 by Andrew Brett (Guest)	1	1965	09/26/05 at 13:21:51 By: Alvaro
Gaps in "An attacking repertoire for White" In the Scotch: 1.e5 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qd2 dxc6 7.Nc3 Bd4 8.Bd3 Ne7 (which isn't the only move here) 9.0-0 Ng6 10.Ne2! Sam Collins annotates the move with an admiration mar... Started 12/19/06 at 16:03:23 by Holbox	0	1745	12/19/06 at 16:03:22 By: Holbox
1.e4-e-5.2.nf-3 nc6.3 d-4 exd4.4.Bc-4 Na-5!! 4.black Na-5 threating whites bishop. where should whites bishop move. and is this correct. Started 05/30/07 at 04:06:51 by inn3	2	2554	05/31/07 at 19:24:09 By: Dji
C44: How to spike the scotch against club players I am looking for your weapons of choice when it comes to surprising the unexpected club player (rated in the 2000's) playing the scotch. If it is of any help, against the ...Nb6 Mieses variation ... Started 08/12/10 at 09:05:01 by JhF	5	4031	08/15/10 at 12:29:59 By: TalJechin
C45: Gutman's Yearbook Survey on 4...Qh4 Hi all, In Yearbook 103 Lev Gutman wrote a survey on 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 ed4 4.Nd4 Qh4, focusing on 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Be2 Qe4 7.Ndb5 Bc3 8.bc3 Kd8 9.0-0 Nf6 and stated that 10.Be3 was one of White's... Started 09/26/12 at 15:18:17 by TN	8	8586	10/03/12 at 18:34:14 By: Stefan Buecker
Schotch Gambit, meeting c3 with ...d3? Long after giving up 1...e5 myself, it comes back to haunt me in the form of juniors seeking advice! One dangerous and popular line at near-beginner level is the Sctoch Gambit with 4.Bc4 (so Black doe... Started 05/24/08 at 19:47:11 by Stigma	14	9000	06/07/08 at 12:08:04 By: Stigma
Fantastic Game in the Scotch In case you missed it this summer: M.Ahn-T.Ruck, Belgium teams 2007 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nb3 Bb6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 d6 9.a4 [IMAGE] 9..Nxe4!!N 10.Bxd8 Bxf2+ 11.Ke2 Bg4+ 12.Kd3 Ne5+ 13.Kxe4 f5+ 14.Kd5 ... 0-1 Started 12/01/07 at 17:06:33 by LeeRoth	6	4197	12/08/07 at 07:28:53 By: OstapBender
C45: Scotch Game Question After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.Nb5!? Bxe3 7.fxe3 Qh4+! 8.g3, 8...Qd8 is the usual recommendation but what's wrong with 8...Qxe4? For example, 9.Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 Qxh1 11.Qd6... Started 08/27/13 at 04:26:19 by Anonymous3	1	4250	08/27/13 at 08:17:21 By: tony37
4... h6 in scotch gambit I have been testing playing scotch gambit to see if it suited my style and I have checked out some theory but I have not stumbled on 4... h6 in the theory books. I have played a few games and all... Started 09/10/08 at 10:46:55 by Chesspjn « Pages 1 2 all »	15	12975	09/11/08 at 22:26:10 By: TopNotch
Negi DVD: The modern Scotch opening Hi, is this DVD worth buying? (Parimarjan Negi, The modern scotch opening, Chessbase-DVD) Started 10/02/14 at 15:59:05 by Lou_Cyber	2	6100	10/23/14 at 08:05:42 By: Pale Horse, Pale Rider
scotch 4...Bc5 - what is logic of 7.Bc4? in the mainline of this variation discussed in chesspub's pdf download - white is recommended to develop the bishop with 7.Bc4 but after 7...Ne5 it is recommended to go back with 8.Be2 - so my questio... Started 05/17/08 at 09:27:25 by muzio	1	2462	05/17/08 at 14:50:54 By: TopNotch
Scotch Gambit thread? I'm sorry in advance if this post is inappropriate. I started my first thread on a "simple Scotch sideline" in the wrong forum (the Spanish section) by accident. I got a lot of nice answers and I want... Started 04/05/11 at 10:46:56 by gwnn	2	3054	04/05/11 at 13:48:37 By: gwnn
C44-C45: Scotch repertoire - sources Hi guys! I'm looking for scotch repertoire books or DVDs from white perspective. I have foxy 94 from Andrew Martin but it's very superficial. Is there any other repertoire DVD devoted to this sub... Started 08/29/12 at 22:22:10 by Ender « Pages 1 2 all »	26	23314	09/17/12 at 20:52:15 By: tony37
Batsford MCO Scotch 'Main Line' loses Maybe someone can help. Batsford MCO 14th ed, page 100, column 1, presumably therefore the 'main line' of the Scotch, goes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 ... Started 03/06/06 at 21:47:53 by Frankly	5	3521	03/07/06 at 22:54:38 By: TalJechin

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