Best book on the Scotch?
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.......Jim Beam works for me!!
The Scotch Game; Peter Wells; 160 pages; B.T.Batsford 1998
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Oh, yes! But is it any good?
Mar 2, 2008
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I don't have Wells' book, but I have "Starting out: The Scotch Game" by John Emms (Everyman Chess) and "The Scotch Game Explained" by Gary Lane, which were both published in 2005.
Both are good, although I am surprised how much space is given over in both to the the Scotch 4 Knights variation. Lane's book is a repertoire book, so if you don't like the lines for White he suggests then it's tough luck, whereas Emms covers different options for White.
Overall, I prefer Emms' book. If you have any specific questions about them, let me know and I'll try to answer. 
i have,want to buy it?
Mar 2, 2008
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All books in this day and age are outdated, that is where your BRAIN comes in. If farbror is too lazy to google his own results and make an informed decision then there is no help!
Mar 2, 2008
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monalisa wrote: All books in this day and age are outdated, that is where your BRAIN comes in. If farbror is too lazy to google his own results and make an informed decision then there is no help!
Unfortunately, reviews of chess books are rare. Good reviews are even rarer. That's where a community like Chess.com can help.
buy with me...
monalisa, I agree with yo u TO the extent of interacting with the members of this forum to get their expertice and practical experience of their past research on books that fabror is talking about, as i also like and play the a scotch, but i
like maybe fabror does, i have many questions on chess that i'd like answers to. I DO GOOGLE THE OPENINGS AND OTHER AREAS I WANT TO LOOK INTO
AND THEN GET A INTER-LIBRARY LOAN AND CHECK OUT THE BOOKS FOR MYSELF. io myself am not reluctant to ask questions from all the forum members who are probably more knowledgeable in all the aspects of this game then i
MONALISA , THANKS AND I HOPE TO READ MORE OF YOUR POSTS
TONY FROM THE JERSEY SHORE
SonofPearl wrote:
I don't have Wells' book, but I have "Starting out: The Scotch Game" by John Emms (Everyman Chess) and "The Scotch Game Explained" by Gary Lane, which were both published in 2005.
Both are good, although I am surprised how much space is given over in both to the the Scotch 4 Knights variation. Lane's book is a repertoire book, so if you don't like the lines for White he suggests then it's tough luck, whereas Emms covers different options for White.
Overall, I prefer Emms' book. If you have any specific questions about them, let me know and I'll try to answer.
Thank you for your kind offer!
I think the reviews at chesscafe.com are quite good. You can also find reviews by Silman/Watson/Elburg.... online.
http://jeremysilman.com/book_reviews_js/js_scotch_game.html
That one looks cool.
I have "starting out: the scotch game" by John Emms and its quite good, although I think I would need a companion book with a little more coverage of the mieses variaion as all the "starting out" books are pretty theory-light.
Sure Does! It might be out of print.
The Scotch Opening seems to get a lot of votes. Which books on this particular opening is usefull?