How to play the scotch for black?

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Avatar of Wolf_Plays_Chess

Hello,

I was wondering how do I deal with the Scotch for black?

- For the people who don't know what the scotch is... the Scotch is an opening that is very useful, it starts by doing the move 1. e5 followed by e6 2. Nf3 Nc6 then the d4 pawn. 

What are some ways of defending this and can give me a good chance of winning this?

Avatar of PLAYERIII

First, take his pawn; you don’t want his pawn to be at the center…

 

You can just play like a normal Sicilian player (Nf6) and (d6)… Develop your pieces and play in comfort (No, I don’t like to play any standard games, so I always play Scandinavian.)

Avatar of Wolf_Plays_Chess

Okay thanks.