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The Scotch Game is a chess opening that begins with the moves This image is originally from xboard. ... Image File history File links ghjfdjdfjkghjgjghj File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... Image File history File links ghjfdjdfjkghjgjghj File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... 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1.e4 e5

2.Nf3 Nc6

3.d4

The Scotch Game received its name from a correspondence match in 1824 between Edinburgh and London. Popular in the 19th century, by 1900 the Scotch had lost favor among top players because it was thought to release the central tension too early and allow Black to equalize without difficulty. More recently the Scotch has regained some popularity and it has been used by grandmasters Kasparov and Timman as a surprise weapon to avoid the well-analyzed Ruy Lopez. Correspondence chess is chess played by some sort of long-distance correspondence, usually through a Correspondence Chess Server or e-mail or the postal system. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Edinburghs location in Scotland Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The five original grandmasters of chess, from left to right: Lasker (seated), Alekhine, Capablanca, Marshall, Tarrasch (seated) The title International Grandmaster is awarded to world-class chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. ... Garry Kimovich Kasparov (Гарри Кимович Каспаров) (born April 13, 1963) is a chess grandmaster and the strongest chess player in the world. ... Jan Timman Jan Timman (born December 14, 1951) is a famous Dutch chessplayer who had his greatest successes in the 1970s and 1980s. ... The Ruy Lopez, sometimes known as the Spanish Game, is a chess opening characterised by the moves 1. ...

White aims to dominate the center by exchanging his d-pawn for Black's e-pawn. Black is practically forced to play 3...exd4 as he has no good way to maintain his pawn on e5. After 3...d6, White is better after 4.dxe5 dex5 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.Bc4, or he may simply play 4.Bb5, when 4...exd4 5.Nxd4 Bd7 transposes to the Steinitz defense to the Ruy Lopez. 3...Nxd4? is a strategic error: after 4.Nxd4 exd4 5.Qxd4 (5.Bc4 is the Napoleon Gambit) White's queen stands on a central square, and is not developed too early since it cannot be chased away effectively (5...c5? is a seriously weakening move that blocks Black's kings bishop). After 3...exd4, White can respond with the main line 4.Nxd4 or he can play a gambit by offering Black one or two pawns in exchange for rapid development. This page explains commonly used terms in chess in alphabetical order. ... Wilhelm Steinitz Wilhelm Steinitz (May 17, 1836, Prague, Czech Republic (then Austrian Empire) - August 12, 1900,New York City, United States) was an Austrian chess player, and the first official World Champion of chess. ... The Ruy Lopez, sometimes known as the Spanish Game, is a chess opening characterised by the moves 1. ... The queen is the most powerful piece in the game of chess. ... OKABold text OKA IS SO SMART OKA IS SO SMART OKA IS SO SMART OKA IS SO SMART OKA IS SO SMART OKA IS SO SMART OKA IS SO SMART OKA IS SO SMART OKA IS SO SMART OKA IS SO SMART OKA IS SO SMART OKA IS SO... A gambit is a chess opening, where something is sacrificed in order to achieve a better position. ...

Main variations

Positions after White's fourth move

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h Main line

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h Scotch Gambit

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h Göring Gambit

After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4, the most important continuations are This image is originally from xboard. ... Image File history File links ghjfdjdfjkghjgjghj File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... Image File history File links ghjfdjdfjkghjgjghj File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... This image is originally from xboard. ... 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• 4.Nxd4 (Main Line)
  • 4...Bc5
  • 4...Nf6
  • 4...Qh4!? (Steinitz)
• 4.Bc4 (Scotch Gambit)
• 4.c3 (Göring Gambit)

In the main line after 4.Nxd4, Black has three major options. Either 4...Bc5 or 4...Nf6 offers Black good chances for an equal game. Steinitz's 4...Qh4!? almost wins a pawn by force, but White gets a lead in development and attacking chances as compensation. As of 2005, White's most successful line has been 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Be2 Qxe4 7.Nb5 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Kd8 9.0-0, when Black's awkwardly placed king has generally proven more significant than his extra pawn. Wilhelm Steinitz Wilhelm Steinitz (May 17, 1836, Prague, Czech Republic (then Austrian Empire) - August 12, 1900,New York City, United States) was an Austrian chess player, and the first official World Champion of chess. ...

Instead of 4.Nxd4, White has two ways to offer a gambit. The Scotch Gambit starts with 4.Bc4. Black can transpose into the Two Knights Defense with 4...Nf6 or he can continue the Scotch with 4...Bc5 5.c3 and now 5...Nf6 will transpose into a safe variation of the Giuoco Piano. Black can instead accept the gambit with 5...dxc3 but this is riskier because White will gain a lead in development. A possible continuation is 6.Nxc3 (Grandmaster Sveshnikov has played 6.Bxf7+!? Kxf7 7.Qd5+ followed by 8.Qxc5) 6...d6 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.Nd5 Nge7 9.Qc3 0-0. The Two Knights Defense is a chess opening that begins 1. ... The Giuoco Piano is a chess opening characterized by the moves 1. ... Grandmaster and/or Grand Master could mean: In chess, an International Grandmaster. ...

The Göring Gambit is a relative of the Danish Gambit that starts with 4.c3. Now transposing into the Danish with 4...d5 equalizes for Black, but he can also accept the pawn with 4...dxc3. White can then transpose into the Danish by offering a second pawn with 5.Bc4. If Black accepts the second pawn with 5...cxb2 6.Bxb2 d6, he can defend successfully after either 7.Qb3 Qd7 or 7.0-0 Be6 8.Bxe6 fxe6 9.Qb3 Qd7. To remain in the Göring proper, White recaptures with his knight with 5.Nxc3 and Black can defend with 5...Bb4 6.Bc4 d6. The Danish Gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves 1. ...