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Scotch Game · White

Classical Scotch, 5.Nb3 and Long Castling · White (C45)

Claim central space with e4 and open lines for the queen and the bishop on f1.

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Black repertoire · ECO C44–C47

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ECO C45

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  1. Classical Scotch, 5.Nb3 and Long Castling · WhiteSample

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Qe2 O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 d6 10. O-O-O Be6 11. f3

  2. Classical Scotch, ...Nd4 Exchange and ...c6 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Qe2 O-O 8. Bg5 Nd4 9. Qd2 Nxb3 10. axb3 h6 11. Be3 c6 12. O-O-O

  3. Classical Scotch, Early ...a5 and a4 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Qe2 a5 8. a4 O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 d6 11. O-O-O

  4. Classical Scotch, ...d6 Development Scheme · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Bf4 Nf6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Re8 10. f3

  5. Classical Scotch, ...Nge7 Development · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. Bf4 d6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Be6 10. f3

  6. Classical Scotch, ...Bb4+ Retreat · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb4+ 6. c3 Be7 7. Bf4 d6 8. Nbd2 Nf6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O

  7. Mieses Scotch, ...Ba6 and Long Castling · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6 9. Nd2 O-O-O 10. b3 f6 11. g3 fxe5 12. Bg2

  8. Mieses Scotch, ...Ba6 and ...g6 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6 9. Nd2 g6 10. Nf3 Qb4+ 11. Kd1 Nb6 12. b3

  9. Mieses Scotch, ...Nb6 and Qe4 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Nb6 9. Nc3 Qe6 10. Qe4

  10. Mieses Scotch, 6...Ne4 Development · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Ne4 7. Qe2 Nc5 8. Nd2 a5 9. Nc4 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O-O

  11. Scotch Game, 4...Bb4+ and Nf5 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bb4+ 5. c3 Bc5 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Nf5 g6 8. Bxb6 axb6 9. Ne3 Nf6 10. f3

  12. Scotch Game, 4...Qf6 and Nb3 · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qf6 5. Nb3 Qg6 6. f3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd2 O-O 9. Ne2 a5 10. c3 Bd6 11. Nbd4

  13. Steinitz Scotch, 4...Qh4 Pawn Grab · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Be2 Qxe4 7. Nb5 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Kd8 9. O-O Nf6 10. Bg5

  14. Scotch Game, 4...d6 Quiet Development · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 d6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Be7 7. Qd2 O-O 8. O-O-O Re8 9. f3 Bf8 10. g4

  15. Scotch Game, 4...g6 and the Doubled c-Pawns · White

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 Ne7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 d6 10. Qd2