Ask that to your bishop on c8!
How to avoid this early check-mate
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Apr 15, 2021
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ProfessorHipp wrote:
That's the Scotch if you take the d4 pawn. You should take the d4 pawn with your e5pawn, not defend it with a pawn on f6. When the pawn is recaptured with their knight, don't take the knight with your knight, which would give them a strong center and kill your development. Instead bring your bishop out to c5 to point at the knight. He will probably retreat his knight to b3 to threaten your bishop, at which point you can retreat your bishop to b6 and continue play.
most oppoents after bc5 go be3 but nice comment
Just play 1...e6 no matter what. Problem solved?