While they could take the bishop, Its not even worth mentioning, Your position is dead.
Best defense against Scotch game?
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That annoying queen is in the center for one reason: You brought it there! Don't play 4...Nxd4. Play 4...Nf6 or 4...Bc5
sumxr wrote:
Ethan_Brollier wrote:
Malaniuk. White does really well in the Exchange Schmidt and Exchange Classical, so play Bb4+ to force c3 before you play Bc5. You’ll essentially be playing a non-Exchange Classical down a tempo, which is perfectly fine because Black does very well in the Classical even down that tempo.
I assume this is the position you mean, and I must ask how is this a non-exchange? White can still play Nxd4 after Bc5.
The point of the Malaniuk is to force c3 to displace the b1 knight. After Nxc6 Qf6 and the ensuing trades, White either has to play Nd2 instead of the much stronger Nc3 or play c4 which both gives back the tempo and plays c4, not usually a great idea in the Scotch. It’s the positional approach, as the “best” way to play against it is to play a normal Classical up a tempo, but Black is 100% okay with that.
Jul 17, 2023
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AmishQuilt wrote:
badomp pshhhhhhhhh
All that buildup for nothing but a lame wisecrack. Leave comedy to the professionals, kid.
The stockfish and lichess database tested variation is the intermezzo variation.
Thank you so much! I’ll use this in my games, it seems good
Its probably not the response to everything BUT its the best response to white capturing.
DONT FALL FOR THE ABOVE!