As White

Scotch Game · Basic

Opens the centre quickly. Great for tactical players who want to avoid the Italian and the Ruy López.

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Lines

1. Opponent's mistake · 4...Nxe5

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 Nf6 4.dxe5 Nxe5 5.Nxe5

2. Opponent's mistake · 5...Ng5

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 Nf6 4.dxe5 Nxe4 5.Qe2 Ng5 6.Bxg5 Be7 7.Bxe7 Qxe7 8.Nc3

3. Opponent's mistake · 5...Nf6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nxc5

4. Opponent's mistake · 5...Qf6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nb3 Qf6 6.Nxc5

5. Opponent's mistake · 6...a6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 d6 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.Bb5 a6 7.Bxc6 bxc6 8.Nxe5 Be6 9.Nxc6+

6. Opponent's mistake · 6...Bxd6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 Nf6 4.dxe5 Nxe4 5.Qe2 d5 6.exd6 Bxd6 7.Qxe4+

7. Schmidt Variation

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 dxc6 6.Qxd8+ Kxd8 7.Nc3

8. 4.dxe5 Nxe5

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 d6 4.dxe5 Nxe5 5.Nxe5 dxe5 6.Qxd8+ Kxd8 7.Bc4

9. 6.Nxe5 f6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 d6 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8+ Nxd8 6.Nxe5 f6 7.Nd3

10. 5.Qxd4 d6

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nxd4 5.Qxd4 d6 6.Nc3 c5 7.Bb5+

11. 6.Nxe5 Nf6

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 d6 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8+ Nxd8 6.Nxe5 Nf6 7.Nc3 Bb4 8.f3

12. 6.Nxe5 Bd6

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 d6 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8+ Nxd8 6.Nxe5 Bd6 7.Nc4 Nf6 8.e5