The second part of this line of Scotch gambit is out, this one is very tactical, so you can examine your tactical alertness:
Scotch Gambit
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@Batman2508, sure, I’ll continue the lines one by one. Right now we are still in tactical part, since I’m showing what happens if black goes wrong, later I’ll go to more positional ideas. Actually for the starting part, knowing 2-3 key ideas helps to come up with details on your own but I’ll show at least one complete line in each video to be more concrete.
Also since I’m working I have to find free time to make them (even though videos are short but they do take quite a bit of time to prepare). But I’m trying to make at least 2 videos of that type a week until covering it all.
Feb 10, 2022
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#26
I often had games like this:
is this good to do, and if not what other alternatives are possible?
@YeNoob, that‘s a main line of scotch, what I’m discussing in this video series is a side line, it doesn’t seem to be similar to that one, it has a completely different ideas, and it is much more aggressive and imbalance.
The part III and the last part of Qh5 is out, the warm up is over, all main ideas of Qh5 are known by now, we are ready go to the next stage!
I renamed it to „Goldenbeer‘s Scotch gambit“, even though apparently it has a completely different name, but that name is not known that much and I’m not necessarily following that. This is my own experience of finding ideas + fixing my blunders by double checking with engine.
Two recent games, I didn't upload a video for the second one yet, but the first one is actually the second video in the series (I'm in a huge tilt again, but opponents are decent).
In the first game my opponent used the idea of g6 to kick my queen as discussed in the second video. The move order is not exactly the same as what you will see in that video (specially from black) but the ideas are the same: open the f file, attack the center, Bf7 at right moment, etc. At the start of third part (Part III) I had a short overview over the ideas. I'll soon make part IV to close the case of Qf6 by black.
This is the case that the opponent takes the pawn with pawn not the bishop: you will create an imbalance game and win it :-) At the end my opponent blundered a whole rook, but the position was already falling apart and his king was walking the board without finding a good shelter. And of course one blunders when there is a huge pressure (before blunder according to engine it was around +3 and after blunder it was around +8). I also had a mistake at start, not defending my e4 pawn but both me and my opponent missed that (anyways, the continuation is more or less what we had to do)
Why it doesn't load the second game! Strange. But you can find it in my recent games if you restrict the search to scotch gambit with white since yesterday, you will see only two games.
#31
It is a bug. Just edit your post and save it for the game to show.
@tygxc, I tried it multiple time and didn't work, I've deleted that and inserted a new one and it worked! Thanks!
Another example of Qh5!? My opponent tried to be clever and blundered very bad and resigned in less than 10 moves! Maybe grabbing the knight wasn’t the best, but objectively was a clear win without allowing any counter play from white side (in case of f6 I was going to play Bxd7).
New video is out! Why Qh5 is theoretically bad and why we discussed it the whole time?
@little_guinea_pig, exd4 is somewhat much easier variation. Since white gains back the pawn tactically and almost immediately. It’s not a gambit anymore. The idea is similar to what happens in Smith morra gambit, you push c3, except that, unlike smith morra, in this variation if black captures the c3 pawn, will face an immediate tactical consequences because of bad placement of Bc5 (that bishop at c5 is vulnerable in any line except Bxd4).
I’ll go over that case, if black plays good, we reach a position that has similarities to Alekhine defense and in a long run if black doesn’t play aggressive enough, because of lack of space will lose.
I think Bd4 is the most challenging one, since black is winning a pawn and claiming to win more. I plan to go on further and analyze master‘s games and most likely show theirs mistakes (of course we have engines and we can spot the mistakes with that, but I’ll discuss those mistakes based on human level ideas not deep engine lines).
I think I’ll make sth around 10 videos on this series in total. Next I’ll go for fried liver attack, and Dragon Sicilian (if my work let me to do so).
I’ve found it useful for myself as well, manages my experience. These days when I play this line I have a very easy go!
I’ll go over that case, if black plays good, we reach a position that has similarities to Alekhine defense and in a long run if black doesn’t play aggressive enough, because of lack of space will lose.
I think Bd4 is the most challenging one, since black is winning a pawn and claiming to win more. I plan to go on further and analyze master‘s games and most likely show theirs mistakes (of course we have engines and we can spot the mistakes with that, but I’ll discuss those mistakes based on human level ideas not deep engine lines).
I think I’ll make sth around 10 videos on this series in total. Next I’ll go for fried liver attack, and Dragon Sicilian (if my work let me to do so).
I’ve found it useful for myself as well, manages my experience. These days when I play this line I have a very easy go!
You are welcome @little_guinea_pig, and yes Qd5 is the end of story. Generally this gambit shows how powerful is the queen. I’m still puzzled why in top level they don’t play it, maybe they already know all its details?! Engine in most lines says it is close to zero or -0.1 or +0.1, but slightest mistake from black (or less from white) could cause a huge damage. I think up to GM level at least, it should be considered non-drawish line.
When I check games of 2300-2400 fide players, I see they make obvious tactical or positional mistakes (as black and white), and I believe this line has not been well studied yet, I hope that I’ll cover every aspect of it.
When I check games of 2300-2400 fide players, I see they make obvious tactical or positional mistakes (as black and white), and I believe this line has not been well studied yet, I hope that I’ll cover every aspect of it.
Feb 23, 2022
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#38
This is my favorite and one of the only ways I even play a Scotch Gambit by transposing to it from an Italian Gambit via 3.Bc5 4.d4 move order then 5.exd4 Ng5 becoming a Scotch Gambit / haxo Gambit : Sarratt Variation
tygxc wrote:
#4
"I don’t think like King’s gambit there are forced drawish lines, but I didn’t see it at top level."
Problem is, it does not happen if black plays 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 Bc4 Nf6
Then it transposes to drawish lines of the Two Knights Defence.
5.0-0 Nxe4 6.Re1 d5 etc is drawish indeed.
5.e5 d5 (or Ng4, or Ne4) is balanced, but not drawish: Both sides have chances.
#16
Morphy used to play it.
It is forcing, but has been analysed to drawish positions.
That is why gambits are no longer played at top level, except Queen's Gambit which is no gambit.