I played Scotch Gambit a lot before and played a game just like this one time!
Scotch Gambit Trap
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eww well considering black's 2 blunders in 6 moves....yeah....probably just another mediocre opening
the main mistake is 5)....h6????
although it looks natural!!!
the second mistake is accepting the c-pawn.....
gud 1
( hotposted for my ref )
Agreed
Feb 10, 2012
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#8
Estragon wrote:
victor_ssr wrote:
the main mistake is 5)....h6????
although it looks natural!!!
the second mistake is accepting the c-pawn.....
Right, but it is NOT "natural" to play such a move, it violates basic opening principles. One should only move center pawns in the opening unless necessary, and 5...h6 is clearly unnecessary and a wasted move. 4...Be7 stopped White's Ng5, there is no need to waste another move on it. Develop, develop, develop!
Black in particular can scarcely afford to waste moves in the opening. The old saying was, "If White errs in the opening he loses his advantage; if Black errs in the opening he loses the game."
Well said, an particularly true in a gambit opening where white has a developmental advantage.
Black has to answer 6.c3 with development: 6...Nf6 7.e5 Ne4 when white is just slightly better.
5...h6 is aimless for sure, but not the reason of Black's demise: even with the h6 square free an eventual ...Nh6 would be answered by Bxh6, when Black simply loses a piece for nothing.
i think he play silly move such as h6,Be7
pfren wrote: even with the h6 square free an eventual ...Nh6 would be answered by Bxh6, when Black simply loses a piece for nothing.
Not after dxc3.
Then again, this is hardly a Black position to be proud of :P
Jan 23, 2016
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@Gloomshroom
I played the exact game once as white and I actually lost. Well my opponent was a 2000+ rated person.
Gloomshroom wrote:
pfren wrote: even with the h6 square free an eventual ...Nh6 would be answered by Bxh6, when Black simply loses a piece for nothing.
Not after dxc3.
Then again, this is hardly a Black position to be proud of :P
Foolish me... I thought that there is a difference between 5.0-0 followed by c3, and 5.c3.
Fkey wrote:
Only three years to answer that ?
You must be busy
Usually I don't bother to answer obvious oversights.
Jul 6, 2016
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#16
Just found this, so I'm commenting on it now (I love the Scotch). Why not retreat the bishop on move eight rather than take the g7 pawn? It seems to me that if you do, you won the knight for nothing.
imsighked2 wrote:
Just found this, so I'm commenting on it now (I love the Scotch). Why not retreat the bishop on move eight rather than take the g7 pawn? It seems to me that if you do, you won the knight for nothing.
...cxb2 and the Ra1 drops.
Jul 6, 2016
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@imsighked2
After Bc1, Black can do Nb4, attacking the queen and threatening Nc2+. If you go Qd1 to avoid Nc2+, Black can do c2, forking the queen and knight.
Surprising trap in the Scotch Gambit.
I try this opening a lot in live chess -makes the opponent think a lot, and can transpose to the Danish Gambit which I also like