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.

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Scotch Game
C44 5 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
Scotch Game
C44 6 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4
Scotch Game: Benima Defense
C44 8 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d4 exd4
Scotch Game: Cochrane Variation
C44 13 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bb4+ 5. c3 dxc3 6. bxc3 Ba5 7. e5
Scotch Game: Cochrane-Shumov Defense
C44 18 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Nxf7 Nxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qxc5 d5
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit
C44 7 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Bardeleben Variation
C44 12 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. Nxc3 Bb4
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Double Pawn Sacrifice
C44 9 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Main Line
C44 10 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Nxc3 Bb4
Scotch Game: Hanneken Variation
C44 18 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bb4+ 5. c3 dxc3 6. O-O cxb2 7. Bxb2 Nf6 8. Ng5 O-O 9. e5 Nxe5
Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit
C44 8 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5
Scotch Game: Lolli Variation
C44 6 plies
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 Nxd4
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