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Chess Openings- Scotch Game

Posted by: admin on January 26th, 2010

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Posted: Chess Opening Moves

The Scotch Game is a very useful chess alternative for the Ruy Lopez that usually takes place with the first 2 moves. We will analyze the Scotch Game’s main lines and go over some of the key concepts that you should know when playing this game either as white or black.

For more analysis on this or other openings please visit www.thechesswebsite.com

Duration : 0:9:35


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25 Comment to “Chess Openings- Scotch Game”

  1. jahmusic420 Said:

    at 5:12 in your …
    at 5:12 in your video….you said usually the opponent would move the King over to D8 to protect the pawn on C7…what if…instead black does not move king…but moves the castle over to B8? im having trouble defending this

  2. willgonow Said:

    it’s always good,thx
    it’s always good,thx

  3. ledgeleaper Said:

    Hi Chesswebsite! At …
    Hi Chesswebsite! At 7:11 I’m wondering how white would play after black bxf2+ and then Qf6+? Is this a good scenario? I hope that you answer. I really like your videos. Thanks

  4. MAGIUN1 Said:

    @babaikaushik
    The …

    @babaikaushik
    The pawn on e5 hangs if NxQ

  5. SatyaVenugopal Said:

    Kevin, perhaps you …
    Kevin, perhaps you could analyse the variation:

    1. e4 e5
    2. Nf3 Nc6
    3. d4 exd4
    4. Nxd4 Qf6

    This is actually the variation I prefer most from Black, since it gives me the flexibility of taking with the Q if 5. Nxc6 (not messing up my Q-side pawn structure; although the doubled c pawns could give Black some potential central control). Later on, moves like Bc5 and Nge7 could come for Black.

  6. lsefia Said:

    These videos just …
    These videos just make studying chess so easy. I was reading up some materials on Scotch Opening but got better insight watching this video instead.

  7. iDraw3G Said:

    fine…are you …
    fine…are you persian?

  8. babaikaushik Said:

    Concentrate on …
    Concentrate on chess rather than English typo error … else check grammer video & share your expertise there

  9. babaikaushik Said:

    At 2.02 black can …
    At 2.02 black can take back the white queen with Knight instead with King & maintain its luxury of castling in future ….so I guess this will not work
    please advice

  10. babaikaushik Said:

    What if the white …
    What if the white plays Kxc3 taking the black’s bishop & threatening black’s queen at 5.09…. how do you all rate this move !!

  11. bp56789 Said:

    I’m pretty sure …
    I’m pretty sure it’s said as “Roo lopez” (not the spelling)

  12. Blacksquare1 Said:

    really nice video!! …
    really nice video!!!!! how can i create a viedo like that?please?

  13. MagoMinelli Said:

    7:08 you mean… …
    7:08 you mean… then black can move his queen threatening mate and knight.

    The correct response from my point of view here would be: Bishop to e3, developing another piece and defending the threatened Knight… AND if black decides to develop his other knight, he will lose a bishop.
    Best move for black in this position would be Queen to f6.

    Hope that helps ^^

  14. Imran500 Said:

    Try the English …
    Try the English opening.

  15. RayVitoles Said:

    at 7:93 when white …
    at 7:93 when white eats the knight black should play Qf6 threatening with a mate and then eat the knight with queen..dxc6 is wrong

  16. RayVitoles Said:

    @btejedor maybe …
    @btejedor maybe because f4 wins…

  17. Aleneden Said:

    First learn opening …
    First learn opening princple, after that, Learn something easy like the bird opening or Queen’s Gambit. Something along those lines, but LEARN the basic princples of chess, because your enemy wouldn’t always play that way you want him to, and you need to know basics so you don’t hang yourself.

  18. mygirl22ward Said:

    Yea, your right.. I …
    Yea, your right.. I lost again……

  19. TheChessvids Said:

    lol. A beginner …
    lol. A beginner should be learning things like basic strategy, and scholars mate, not the Scotch Game.

  20. mygirl22ward Said:

    I’m 42 and just …
    I’m 42 and just learning how to play with my co-workers at lunch, but after a month I still can’t win…. I start out good but get taken out at the end! I HATE CHESS!!! But look forward to the next lunch hour! These videos helped, I will try these moves, thanks chess guy! I will win someday……

  21. apsuhos4u Said:

    6. .. Nf6
    6. .. Nf6

  22. thechesswebsite Said:

    white can play f4 …
    white can play f4 and force the queen to move and then white can play Nxc7 and fork the rook, good question though.

  23. btejedor Said:

    5:07 bxc4, Kd8. Why …
    5:07 bxc4, Kd8. Why black don’t simply place it’s queen to e5 to defend the c7 pawn, put pressure on the White’s Knight and to be able to castle?

    Great vid, thanks

  24. thechesswebsite Said:

    Thanks for the kind …
    Thanks for the kind words. This is why I make videos.

  25. R0drigue55 Said:

    thank you so much …
    thank you so much for the vid!
    please keep it up
    looking foward to more
    thanks again =D
    5/5

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