the scotch game was the very first opening i learned and it is very good for white!
Best Opening In Chess: Scotch Game (C44)
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CuzinVinny wrote:
OMG thank you all for the support. I admit, this article took me a while to write and research, but I am pleased you are all supporting my chess opening :)
OK, so if you are Black and someone throws these variations of Scotch at you, how do you personally defend?
I've always prefered the Scotch Gambit( 3.d4 - exd4 4. Bc4...) with the Goring gambit added, not exactly top secret, but most people seem to have never seen it, and this usually lead to a MAJOR advantage for white(literally).
BigKingBud wrote:
I've always prefered the Scotch Gambit( 3.d4 - exd4 4. Bc4...) with the Goring gambit added, not exactly top secret, but most people seem to have never seen it, and this usually lead to a MAJOR advantage for white(literally).
Interesting. If you are Black, what should you do after the surprise 4.Bc4...?
I've always thought the same thing and I would be a e4 player if it wasn't for c5!
Scotch Gambit Woo!!!
CuzinVinny, thank you for a great article. It's very helpful for a beginner like me.
Yeah I like the scotch for both sides :) but I don't play e4 because of some other lines.
But saying there is ONE BEST OPENING is a mistake all openings are good tactics are the only thing that matter.
jackfast wrote:
The scotch game is very slow. If I were too play the scotch, I ALWAYS either play the scotch gambit or the goring gambit so I guess the scotch is decent.
I am still a big fan of the DANISH GAMBIT. I am posting a game I play as white in the danish gambit.
clearly best play by black that game xD
i play the scotch gambit mostly with e4 e5 nf3 nc6 d4 pxp bc4!!!
Dec 3, 2015
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I think the best opening in chess is the Cochrane Gambit. 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nxe5 d6 4 Nxf7. It has the highest percentage in Chessbase, I think.
Jul 18, 2017
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gampas wrote:
I think the best opening in chess is the Cochrane Gambit. 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nxe5 d6 4 Nxf7. It has the highest percentage in Chessbase, I think.
Yes but it's refutable at the level of engines starting from d=20 
, cf.
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/testing-cochrane-gambit
This is how my friend tried to deflect my Scotch Game, unfortunately there is pratically only one way to defend this but it works like a charm if played correctly. The "opening" part goes up to black's bg4.
Scotch game is good. I see good positions for white if black doesn't make the best and there's always this trap I did twice in OTB opponents who aren't familiar:
A game played in a tournament when I was 10.
The opponent was also 10. And I won. (he was very persistent not resigning)
I recently tried the Scotch game as white, just to brush up. I lasted 6 moves. https://www.chess.com/live/game/2721382985
This is one of the openings suggested by Andrew Martin.
I believe it can diffuse the well rehearsed Lopez player.
Thanks for posting the interesting examples and comments