Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. d4

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Scotch Game
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8 a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8 8
7 a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7 7
6 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 6
5 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 5
4 a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 4
3 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 3
2 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 2
1 a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1 1
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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
=
...
d6
+/-
...
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.