how to counter attack the scotch gambit.

Hello guys I always lose to scotch gambit, can you guys tell me how to counter attack it?

The Scotch Gambit is a close relative to the Danish Gambit, the ideas are similar and so are the ideas behind black's responses. In a nutshell, white wants to sacrifice pawns to get the bishop pair and launch a fast attack on the black kingside in general, and f7 in particular. the early white c3 move will already set up the light B aiming at f7;with the N f3, all white needs is the queen out and they have the making of enough threats to start winning material. White plays the Scotch and Danish Gambits for a kingside attack with the B pair, so don't open the position or if forced to try to force an exchange where white loses the bishop pair, so that Black has it or neither has it. One way to do this, is a d5 push by black whenever white pushes from e4 to e5. white typically threatens the Nf6 and black responds by threatening the Bc4. Black is rarely in position to counter attack into the white gambit, so don't . Black should get his K to safety ,try to exchange off a white B and play for the endgame .At the very least black needs to get developed. and not let his king get stuck in the center, which is common when black get's unjustifiably aggressive in the opening. The Scotch Gambit is a very aggressive opening where white tries for an early knock out at f7 via the bishop pair, queen and a knight. A slight tactical error by either side will see their game blown apart in a few moves. So black responds by getting the king safe, to prevent a fast f7 attack, getting the B pair if possible, or denying it to white, and developing vs attacking; save the tactical fireworks for the mid-game. Good luck and good hunting.