As White

Scotch Game · Intermediate

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 · 5...Nf6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Nf6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bxc5

2. Opponent's mistake · 4...Nxe5

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

3. 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

4. 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+

5. Opponent's mistake · 6...Qxd6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 Nf6 4.dxe5 Nxe4 5.Qe2 d5 6.exd6 Qxd6 7.Qxe4+

6. Schmidt Variation · 5.Nxc6 dxc6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 dxc6 6.Qxd8+ Kxd8 7.Nc3 Bb4 8.Bd2

7. 6.Nc3 Be6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nxd4 5.Qxd4 d6 6.Nc3 Be6 7.Bf4 Nf6 8.O-O-O Be7 9.e5 dxe5 10.Qxe5 Bd6 11.Bb5+

8. 6.Nc3 Nf6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nxd4 5.Qxd4 d6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Bf4 Be7 8.O-O-O

9. Classical Variation · 5.Be3 Nxd4

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Nxd4 6.Bxd4 Bxd4 7.Qxd4 Qf6 8.e5

10. Schmidt Variation · 6.e5 Nd5

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Nd5 7.c4 Nb6 8.Be3

11. Schmidt Variation · 6.e5 Qe7

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.g3 d6 9.c4 Nb6 10.Bg2

12. Classical Variation · 5.Be3 Qf6

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O d6 9.Nxc6