With moves like Nf6 , o-o, Ne6 and fianchettoing the white bishop, black can easily biuild up on the open board.
A line of the Scotch
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Mar 28, 2017
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- This line has no name.
- 3...dxe4 is better than 3...d6!?
- 5...Nxd8? is a mistake
Mar 28, 2017
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Well, 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 d6 is Scotch Game: Philidor Variation since it arises also from Philidor Defense: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nc6.
this is the losing pawn variation.
Why giving the e5 pawn with Nxd8 when Kxd8 is not so troublesome for black.
Then, why Bb4 check which is not useful, white can simply answer c3 or a developing move like Bd2/Nd2...
Anyway, white will hang on e4 pawn with f3, black will be pawn down for nothing and can be considered almost lost...
3...d6 is possible move, a bit passive. It locks your Bf8, and white can trade queen on d8 where u lose the right to castle, but as i said, not troublesome.
More ambitious for white is to keep material, transposing into Ruy Lopez Steinitz with Bb5, which commonly happens after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6.
Not so bad, but passive, and cramped (that's why i prefer Bb5 to dxe5, leaving black with its passive and cramped position).
It is far better to take on d4 with exd4 then developing a piece (Cf6, Bc5...).
Could anyone tell me which line of the Scotch this is and what are the ups and downs of playing 3. ...d6. Who is better, black or white(white is a pawn up but black has more dynamic play)?