Well I would say there are additional options for black this way. How are you meeting 3.c5 if black trys to hold the extra pawn? A lot of murky lines with 4.Bc4 or 4.c3 maybe, would need checking. Also 3.Bb4+ looks a bit annoying.
Center/Scotch game e4 e5 d4 exd4 Nf3
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May 24, 2020
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I play that almost all the time. I am a poor player but I am very experienced in those positions. I like it because at my level it give so many opportunities to black to pick poor moves. Also it is very flexible. After 3.nf3 there’s a ton of common positions and also independent ones. As said above the hardest one to face is the 3..Bb4. The best for white is 3...c5. As 4.c3 4..dxc 5.nxc3 is beautiful. Put yourself in blacks shoes there. It wouldn’t be fun. I usually try for the scotch gambit but black can obviously force other stuff. After 3..nf3 I play 4.e5 going into a modern petrov. Now when this game started you think black said “I’ll play a petrov?” ALSO don’t forget 3..d6 and now you’re in a philidor.
May 24, 2020
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Also the only reason I started playing it is to have multiple options from move 2 or 3 but to also be forcing in playing 2.d4. Instead of nf3 there is also obviously Qxd4, c3, BUT for fun don’t forget f4?! And a bunch of other moves if black doesn’t even take on move 2. I realized early that as a poor player like myself that the gray area is difficult to navigate. So I’m trying to create as much gray area as possible for my opponents ON MY LEVEL as I’m more familiar in this gray area these moves create.
May 24, 2020
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Pfren...what are your thoughts on 3...Bb4 than 4.bd2? I like c3 but at my level they always take that knight and I’m left with an isolated c pawn. What’s your take sir.
Hey, I was wondering if anyone here could explain to me what's the downside of achieving the Scotch through the center game move order.
Of course, I understand that Black doesn't have to play Nc6, and has some other options, but which one of them is particularly good? It seems like someone who plays the Scotch can either avoid the Petrov and maybe even Philidor (relatively major openings) or some random center game lines. It seems like an no-brainer, unless of course some these are somehow critical, does anyone here know?