Ponderchess / Openings
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.
3D lesson · 14 steps · 60 seconds
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Bardeleben Variation, move by move: e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 …
Use the open centre and the lead in development. Watch for Black's pressure on e4 and d4.
Develop quickly with ...Nf6 and ...Bc5 and target White's central pieces.
Tactics that came up in real games played with this opening, from easiest to hardest.
Black to move · 2 moves · Rating 652
Find the best move, then follow the winning continuation.
17...Rxd1+ 18.Rxd1 Bxf5
Black to move · 1 move · Rating 894
Find checkmate in 1 move.
17...Qa1#
Black to move · 2 moves · Rating 1204
Find the best move, then follow the winning continuation.
12...Nf3+ 13.gxf3 Qxd4
White to move · 2 moves · Rating 1207
Find checkmate in 2 moves.
10.Qf3+ Ke8 11.Qf7#
Black to move · 2 moves · Rating 1373
Find the best move, then follow the winning continuation.
14...Nxc3 15.Qc2 Nxd1
Black to move · 3 moves · Rating 1703
Find the best move, then follow the winning continuation.
13...Nb6 14.Nxb6 axb6 15.Qxa8 Qxa8
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C44 Scotch Game
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