Chess: Understanding the Scotch Gambit Part I

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 Bc4 Nf6 5 e5 d5
6 Bb5 Ne4 7 Nxd4 Bd7 8 Bxc6 bxc6 9 O-O Bc5
10 f3 Ng5 11 f4 Ne4 12 Be3 Bb6 13 Nd2 Nxd2
14 Qxd2 c5 15 Nf3 Line



What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

1 e4



1 ... e5



2 Nf3



2 ... Nc6



3 d4



3 ... exd4



4 Bc4



4 ... Nf6




4 ... Bc5
4 ... d6
4 ... Be7
4 ... g6
4 ... Qe7
4 ... Bb4+

5 e5




5 O-O
5 Ng5
5 Qe2
5 Nxd4
5 c3
5 Bg5

5 ... d5



5 ... Ng4
5 ... Ne4
5 ... Qe7

6 Bb5



6 exf6

6 ... Ne4



6 ... Nd7

7 Nxd4



7 O-O

7 ... Bd7



7 ... Bc5

8 Bxc6



8 Ne2
8 Nb3
8 Nxc6

8 ... bxc6



8 ... Bxc6

9 O-O



9 Nb3
9 Be3

9 ... Bc5



9 ... Be7
9 ... Qh4
9 ... g6
9 ... c5

10 f3



10 Be3
10 c3

10 ... Ng5



11 f4



11 Be3
11 Kh1
11 c3

11 ... Ne4



11 ... Ne6
11 ... Bg4

12 Be3



12 Nc3
12 f5

12 ... Bb6



12 ... O-O
12 ... Qh4

13 Nd2



13 c3
13 f5
13 Nc3

13 ... Nxd2



13 ... c5

14 Qxd2



14 ... c5



14 ... Qe7

15 Nf3



15 Ne2
15 Nb3

15 ... d4 16 Bf2 Bc6 17 f5 Bxf3 18 gxf3 c4 19 Rae1.

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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