The Scotch Game [C45]
by Abby Marshall
The topic for this month is White's alternative to 5.Be3 in the Scotch Game after Black plays 4...Bc5.
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4
The Scotch Game.
4...Bc5
[FEN “r1bqk1nr/pppp1ppp/2n5/2b5/3NP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 0 5”]I always played ...Nf6 against most anything 1.e4 e5: The Italian, the Ruy Lopez, and the Four Knights. This move engages the pieces in the center right away. I preferred to maintain this tension.
5.Nxc6
This is the main focu...
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