Here are the starting moves of the Scotch Blumenfeld for White, just for clarification:
Scotch Blumenfeld Attack
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Jul 1, 2020
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#3
This is a good opening if your opponent doesn't know it if they do its bad. I fooled many people with it. I am gonna stop tho.
Jul 1, 2020
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#4
Interesting, this is exactly the Scotch line I am having trouble with as black.
I play this line for decades, my rating is around 2100. This is a good blitz trap for inexperienced players. But solid players will play qe5 or qe8 and will put a pressure on doubled e-pawns. You’ll need to be creative to get advantage in these lines.
I forgot the lines that continue. Can you explain more?
8 hrs ago
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#7
Congrats, you're the first person ever to show me a line in the scotch I didn't think was dog droppings.
If black really knows the line he'll probably do well but looking at the stats it doesn't look like too many black players do. I think you'll do well with this.
8 hrs ago
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#8
Looking at the engine evaluation it seems to be extremely easy refutation with Bxe3, fxe3, Qh4+, Kd2, and Kd8. Seems almost losing for white.
Hello,
I am a decent player (1600 USCF) and I am thinking of learning the Scotch Blumenfeld for white. If you don’t mind, I have two questions. First off, is this an appropriate line for someone of my level to be playing? (I have many friends who play it, a lot of whom are higher rated than me). And secondly, is there any good books or print-outs on how to play this line as white?
Thanks for your help,
Ben