TehTooya wrote:
...I have been told (repeatedly it seems :) ) that I waste my pawns,....
The Scotch game is rather fun and very solid. What move order are you looking at playing?
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Hmm, well... e4, e5, nf3, nc6, and then d4.
I think the most common responses would be to either accept the trade off of pawns and possibly knights, or else send there d5 pawn over as well.
It seems like a fun, faster paced opening... and seeing as I have no real opening strategy right now, I wanted to "find one and stick with it" for a while, as someone named ruy lopez had told me. :)
Hmm, with Bc5 I would either pull another pawn out (dough!), or else put Be3 to "control the center"....
I am playing this opening in a bunch of games right now, and it seems like its a strong.... HEY LETS TRADE PIECES opening, which for me isnt terrible :)
the scotch is only basic if you make it basic, there is no need to exchange the knight in the centre and a tense battle can ensue from this . . . a good example of this is
http://www.youtube.com/v/xxmYFKSenJM&hl=en&fs=1
i play the scotch quite regularly and it provides a good variety of play depending on your opponent somtimes u can even end up with no centre pawns and just a clear battle down the middle, which is very unusual.
Wow, thank you for that video. That was a very interesting clip. I think I'll play Scotch Game for a while and see how it 'feels' on me. :)
If you really want a wild game, try exd4 Nxd4 Qh4!?!?
I have been experimenting around with openings, and felt that the Scotch game is a safe bet of an opening. But, I was curious on to any insight this opening does. I have been told (repeatedly it seems :) ) that I waste my pawns, so I was attempting to only move the d/e pawns in my opening play, and see what happens from there. Does the Scotch play lend it self well to this? It seems like a very basic opening... but I could be exceptionally mistaken...
http://www.chess.com/opening/eco/C44_Scotch_Game