Opening Overview

Scotch Game

53 lines
white repertoire

About This Opening

White opens the center early and aims for straightforward piece activity.

The opening's main value is its characteristic move order, which helps steer the game toward familiar structures and plans.

When studying it, focus on the first forcing decisions, the main branching points, and the kind of middlegames the opening is designed to reach.

Key ideas
  • Typical theme: recognize the key move order early.
  • Learn the first critical branching decisions.
  • Best for players who want a repeatable repertoire line.
  • Understand the resulting pawn structure and piece placement.

Choose a variation

Scotch Game: Vitzthum Attack
C44 11 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Qh5
Scotch Game
C45 7 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4
Scotch Game
C45 11 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nb5 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Scotch Game: Alekhine Gambit
C45 9 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. e5
Scotch Game: Blumenfeld Attack
C45 11 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. Nb5
Scotch Game: Braune Variation
C45 9 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Be3
Scotch Game: Classical Variation
C45 8 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5
Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Blackburne Attack
C45 13 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2
Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Intermezzo Variation
C45 10 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6
Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Millennium Variation
C45 12 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Qg6
Scotch Game: Fraser Variation
C45 9 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nf3
Scotch Game: Ghulam-Kassim Variation
C45 11 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nxd4 5. Qxd4 d6 6. Bd3
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