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

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The scotch game. Hello fellow chessplayers. In a few weeks i gotta give some kids a lesson about the scotch. They are all very young (10 years old or smth) but pretty talented. Since im a 1.d4 player (and i play svesh... Started 11/19/08 at 16:09:18 by Zatox	2	3108	11/19/08 at 16:52:30 By: Matemax
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	10538	06/07/08 at 12:08:04 By: Stigma
Scotch Hi all, I'm just a bit below the average club player, just want to know if this is playable e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Be3 Qf6 c3 Nge7 Bc4 Ne5 Be2 Qg6 0-0 Qxe4 Nd2 Qg6 Nb5(!?) thanx, Ne... Started 06/03/08 at 14:52:59 by Jerzynek	1	2358	06/05/08 at 18:49:29 By: micawber
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	2824	05/17/08 at 14:50:54 By: TopNotch
scotch 5.Nf5 in the Scotch after: 1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nf5 What is the black's best reply : 5...d6 ; 5...d5; 5...Qf6...? Please, give me your choice and the reason why you play th... Started 02/28/03 at 16:42:59 by dollkiller (Guest)	6	6601	04/19/08 at 02:06:22 By: Anonymous - Ex Member
Couple of questions on Scotch ...Bc5 line Some questions on the Scotch lines that follow: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 ed 4. Nxd Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 ...... If Black plays 6.....Nge7 then why is 7 g3 not consid... Started 01/22/08 at 13:50:31 by rottenglen	3	3360	01/27/08 at 18:22:01 By: kylemeister
Good Scotch update: Dec 2007. There is a very useful discussion of the Scotch 4...Nf6 in this month's update. It's well worth the price of admission. Thanks, Tony. Started 12/27/07 at 16:34:53 by Markovich	3	3953	12/31/07 at 18:50:06 By: GMTonyKosten
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	4783	12/08/07 at 07:28:53 By: OstapBender
Scotch Opening-time for an update? Hi everyone, I was investigating the Scotch as a possibility for white, when I ran into a bit of a problem. I have "Play the Open Games as Black" by Emms (juuuust a bit outdated now, but still us... Started 11/01/07 at 22:47:24 by Seth_Xoma	6	4864	11/21/07 at 17:40:41 By: Girkassa
scotch gambit question. how do you get your pawn back in this gambit scotch gamit. for white. 1. e-4 e-5 2.nf-3 nc-6 3. d-4 exd-4 then b-c4 and black goes. b c-5. beacause i could never regain the pawn back and it always... Started 11/18/07 at 23:53:43 by accdragonpppr	1	2277	11/19/07 at 00:31:19 By: MNb
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	2853	05/31/07 at 19:24:09 By: Dji
Scotch Four Knights What is the better way for White to enter the Scotch Four Knights, 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 (via the Scotch) or 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 (vi... Started 07/23/06 at 07:38:56 by Ping-Pong	13	10404	12/27/06 at 14:38:58 By: Glenn Snow
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	2018	12/19/06 at 16:03:22 By: Holbox
Scotch with 4...Bc5 Hi ! I wonder which is the best way for black to go to an ending (exchange of queens) after: a) 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qd2 b) 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qf3 (In variation a) e.g. there is also this Tkac... Started 08/16/06 at 13:37:18 by Strategy_Rules	8	5960	09/19/06 at 22:31:03 By: Strategy_Rules
No-Scotch Kasparov Anyone know why Kasparov stopped playing the Scotch? Thanks in advance....-- Started 04/23/06 at 07:09:03 by Flea	8	6809	07/23/06 at 02:02:08 By: yzfool
Scotch ; Miles Defence ; Kasparov Line I just played a game in corr play (AJEC5324) White : P Bobel Black : C Le Page (I was Black) 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4 Bb4+ 5 c3 Bc5 6 Be3 Bb6 7 Q... Started 07/03/06 at 10:36:59 by photophore	1	2185	07/03/06 at 16:11:44 By: MarinFan
transposition from Scotch gambit to Two knights... Ok, I'm reading "The chess advantage in black and white", and I think I've run across a little hole. Maybe someone can point me the right way. In chapter 16 game 5 ("The Italian game"), Kaufman recom... Started 03/01/06 at 07:59:54 by kevinludwig	8	7190	03/15/06 at 14:31:59 By: Markovich
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	4022	03/07/06 at 22:54:38 By: TalJechin
Relfsson Gambit TalJechin wrote on 03/01/06 at 08:56:44: ...these early move order tricks are somewhat confusing, and I can imagine how difficult it is to cover them all in a repertoire book. One line I recently got surprised by in blitz on the net... 1.e4 e Started 03/01/06 at 13:51:48 by Paddy	2	4689	03/02/06 at 12:52:00 By: TalJechin
Scotch Game Has anyone read the "Starting Out: the Scotch Game by Emms" and "The Scotch Game Explained" by Lane, Gary. I was wondering if anyone had any comments. Started 11/27/05 at 21:10:52 by Teyko	4	3844	02/27/06 at 04:14:48 By: Teyko

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