C44-C45
Scotch Game
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 About This Opening
The Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4) opens the position immediately, leading to active piece play. Revived by Kasparov in the 1990s, it offers White good winning chances with less theory than the Ruy Lopez.
Famous Games
- Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990 World Championship
- Short vs Timman, 1991
Variations
60 found C44 C44 C44 C44 C44 C44 C44 C44 C45 C45 C44 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C44 C44 C44 C45 C45 C44 C44 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C44 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45 C45
Scotch Game
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 Lolli Attack, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 Nxd4 MacLopez; Relfsson Gambit, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Bb5 Scotch Gambit
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Bc4 Goering Gambit, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 c3 London Defense, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Bc4 Bb4+ Benima Defense, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Bc4 Be7 Goering Gambit Declined, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 c3 d5 Malaniuk Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bb4+ Steinitz; Pulling Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Qh4 Napoleon Gambit, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 Nxd4 Nxd4 exd4 Bc4 Potter Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Nb3 Alekhine Gambit, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nf6 e5 Schmidt Var; Scotch Four Knights
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nc3 Mieses Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nxc6 Braune Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Qh4 Be3 Horwitz Attack, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Qh4 Nb5 Steinitz Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Qh4 Nc3 Fraser Attack, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Qh4 Nf3 Paulsen Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Qh4 Nf5 Romanishin Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Nb3 Bb4+ Intermezzo Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Nxc6 Qf6 Modern Defesne, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Qh4 Nc3 Bb4 Vitzhum Attack, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Bc4 Bc5 Ng5 Nh6 Qh5 Scotch Game: Pawn Gift
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 d6 d5 Nd4 Nxd4 exd4 Qxd4 Scotch Game: Center Seize
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 d6 d5 Nce7 c4 Nf6 Nc3 Blumenfeld Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Be3 Qf6 Nb5 Tartakower Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nxc6 bxc6 Nd2 Paulsen; Anderssen C-A, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Bc4 Bc5 O-O d6 c3 Bg4 Bardeleben Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 Nxc3 Bb4 Bc4 Nf6 Millennium Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Be3 Qf6 c3 Qg6 Fleissig; Meitner Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Be3 Qf6 c3 Nge7 Nc2 Blackburne Attack, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Be3 Qf6 c3 Nge7 Qd2 Scotch Game: Bishop Snare
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Be3 Nf6 Nxc6 bxc6 Bxc5 Scotch Game: E-Pawn Thrust
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nxd4 Qxd4 c5 Qe3 Nf6 e5 Scotch Game: Castle Denied
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nxc6 dxc6 Qxd8+ Kxd8 f3 Gunsberg Defense, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Be3 Qf6 c3 Nge7 Bb5 Nd8 Geller Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Nb3 Bb6 a4 a6 Nc3 Nf6 Scotch Game: Queen's Fork
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 Nf6 dxe5 Nxe4 Bc4 Bc5 Qd5 Bxf2+ Kf1 O-O Qxe4 Scotch Game: F7 Assault
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nxd4 Qxd4 Qf6 e5 Qe6 Bc4 Qb6 Qf4 Scotch Game: Center Clamp
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nxd4 Qxd4 Qf6 e5 Qb6 Be3 Qxd4 Bxd4 Scotch Game: Scotch Standard
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Be3 Qf6 c3 Nge7 Bc4 d6 O-O Scotch Game: Knight Hop
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Qf6 Nb5 Bc5 Qe2 Bb6 N1c3 Nge7 Be3 Scotch Game: Solid Schmidt
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nxc6 bxc6 Bd3 d5 exd5 cxd5 O-O Be7 c4 Scotch Game: C7 Crush
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nxd4 Qxd4 Nf6 e5 Ng8 Nc3 d6 Bf4 dxe5 Qxe5+ Be7 Nb5 Scotch Game: Poisoned Pawn Gambit
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nxd4 Qxd4 Qf6 e5 Qe6 Bc4 Qg6 Nc3 Qxg2 Bd5 Qg6 Bd2 Scotch Game: F-Pawn Strike
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Be3 Qf6 c3 Nge7 Bc4 O-O O-O Ne5 Be2 d6 f4 Scotch Game: Knightmare Post
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Qf6 Nb5 Bc5 Qe2 Bb6 N1c3 a6 Nd5 Qd8 Nxb6 cxb6 Nd6+ Kf8 Bf4 Scotch Game: Knight's Decree
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nxd4 Qxd4 Nf6 e5 Ng8 Nc3 d6 Bf4 dxe5 Qxe5+ Qe7 Nb5 Qxe5+ Bxe5 Scotch Game: Rook Snatch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nxd4 Qxd4 Nf6 e5 Qe7 Be3 Ng8 Nc3 d6 Nd5 Qd7 exd6 Bxd6 Qxg7 Scotch Game: Castle Denial
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nxc6 bxc6 Bd3 Bc5 e5 Nd5 Qg4 g6 Bh6 d6 Qa4 Bd7 O-O Scotch Game: Endgame Edge
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Be3 Nxd4 Bxd4 Bxd4 Qxd4 Qf6 e5 Qb6 Qxb6 axb6 Nc3 Ne7 O-O-O O-O Bc4 Scotch Game: Bishop Skewer
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nxd4 Qxd4 Nf6 e5 Qe7 Be3 Ng8 Nc3 d6 Nd5 Qd7 exd6 Qxd6 Bf4 Qe6+ Be2 Scotch Game: Structure Break
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Be3 Qf6 c3 Nge7 Bc4 O-O O-O Ne5 Be2 d5 f4 Nc4 Bxc4 dxc4 Nd2 Scotch Game: D-File Assault
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nxd4 Qxd4 d6 Nc3 Nf6 Bg5 Be7 O-O-O O-O e5 dxe5 Qxe5 Qe8 Qxc7 Be6 Bb5 Qc8 Qxe7 Scotch Game: Gambit Trap
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Be3 Qf6 c3 Nge7 Bc4 Ne5 Be2 d5 O-O dxe4 Nb5 Bd6 Bc5 O-O Nxd6 cxd6 Qxd6 Qxd6 Bxd6 Scotch Game: Kingside Storm
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Be3 Qf6 c3 Nge7 Bc4 O-O O-O d6 Nxc6 Nxc6 Bxc5 dxc5 f4 Be6 e5 Qe7 Bxe6 Qxe6 Nd2 Scotch Game: Pawn Plunder
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nxd4 Qxd4 d6 Nc3 Nf6 Bg5 Be7 O-O-O O-O e5 dxe5 Qxe5 Qe8 Qxc7 Be6 Bb5 Rc8 Qxb7 Rb8 Bxe8 Rxb7 Ba4 Scotch Game: Relentless Attack
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Be3 Qf6 c3 Nge7 Bc4 O-O O-O d6 Nxc6 Nxc6 Bxc5 dxc5 f4 Be6 e5 Qg6 Bd3 Bf5 Bxf5 Qxf5 Nd2 Scotch Game: Double Sac Attack
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nxc6 bxc6 Bd3 Bc5 e5 Qe7 O-O Nd5 Nd2 O-O Ne4 Bb6 c4 Nb4 Nf6+ gxf6 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Qh5+ Kg8 Qg4+ Kh7 Qh4+ Kg8 Bh6 Qxe5 Qg4+ Qg5 Bxg5