Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. d4
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< Chess Opening Theory | 1. e4 | 1...e5 | 2. Nf3 | 2...Nc6
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation(FEN)
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[edit] Scotch Game
[edit] 3.d4
This aggressive move practically forces Black to play 3...exd4 which releases central tension very early. This should lead to a very open game with a lot of space for both players.
A few tries have been made with 3...d6 but this move is considered inferior because of 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.Bc4.
3...Nxd4 is not a very good move. 4.Nxd4 exd4 5.Qxd4 and White is better, even if some good players believe that black nearly equalize in this line.
[edit] Theory table
For explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
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| Scotch Game | ... exd4 |
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| ... d6 |
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| ... Nxd4 |
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[edit] References
- Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
- Batsford Chess Openings 2 (1989, 1994). Garry Kasparov, Raymond Keene. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
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