Ponderchess / Openings
Play the guided film, or select a scene to pause and study its position.
Opening
The Scotch Game in 3D
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4. White opens the centre at once. Kasparov revived it as a serious alternative to the Ruy Lopez in the 1990s.
Rebuild the sequence yourself. The board responds to each move, and hints are available.
Click or drag to move · Arrow keys + Enter to play
Your turn · white to play
Select a piece, then its destination. Switch to 2D for a clear overhead view or rotate the 3D board to explore the position.
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Bardeleben Variation, move by move: e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 …
The white pieces
Use the open centre and the lead in development. Watch for Black's pressure on e4 and d4.
The black pieces
Develop quickly with ...Nf6 and ...Bc5 and target White's central pieces.
Look a little deeper · 01
After 3...exd4 4.Nxd4, White has a free hand in the centre, and Black counterattacks with ...Bc5 or ...Nf6.
Look a little deeper · 02
Main lines lead to open, piece-play positions with less theory than the Ruy Lopez.
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Bardeleben Variation, move by move: e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 …
Keyboard: Space pauses, the arrow keys step. Gold arrows are White's moves, violet are Black's, red rays are threats, green shows support, blue shows plans.
