Beat the Scotch - 7.Bc4 and 7.Be2 Lines (after 5.Be3 5...Qf6 6.c3 6...Nge7)

Key lines

The free lines of this chapter, each one trainable move by move.

1. Main Line

   … 11. Bf3 O-O 12. Kh1 Nxf3 13. Qxf3 Bd7

2. 7. Be2

   … 6... Nge7 7. Be2 d5 8. Bf3 Ne5 9. Nd2 O-O

3. 7. Be2

   … 6... Nge7 7. Be2 d5 8. Bf3 Ne5 9. O-O Bxd4 10. cxd4 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 Qxf3 12. gxf3 Bh3

4. 7. Be2

   … 6... Nge7 7. Be2 d5 8. Bf3 Ne5 9. exd5 O-O 10. O-O Bxd4 11. Bxd4 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Qxf3 13. gxf3 Bh3

5. 7. Be2

   … 6... Nge7 7. Be2 d5 8. Nxc6 Bxe3 9. fxe3 Qh4+ 10. g3 Qxe4 11. Kf2 Nxc6 12. Nd2 Qe6

6. 7. Be2

   … 6... Nge7 7. Be2 d5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nxc6 Qxc6 10. Bxc5 Qxc5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Bf3 Be6

7. 7. Be2

   … 6... Nge7 7. Be2 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Nxe3 10. fxe3 Qh6 11. Qd3 Bd6

8. 7...O-O

   … 7. Bc4 O-O 8. O-O Bb6

9. Trap: 10.g3, you win a piece

   … 7... Ne5 8. Bb3 d5 9. exd5 Qg6 10. g3 Bxd4 11. Ba4+ Kd8

10. Trap: 10.O-O, you win a piece

    … 7... Ne5 8. Bb3 d5 9. exd5 Qg6 10. O-O Bh3 11. g3 Qe4 12. f3 Qxe3+ 13. Kh1 O-O-O

11. 10. f3

    … 9... d6 10. f3 O-O 11. Kh1 d5

12. 10. f3

    … 9... d6 10. f3 O-O 11. Nd2 d5 12. Kh1 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bb6

13. 10. f4

    … 9... d6 10. f4 Qxe4 11. Bf2 Bxd4 12. cxd4 N5g6

14. 10. f4

    … 9... d6 10. f4 Qxe4 11. Qd2 Nd5 12. fxe5 Qxe3+

15. 12. Re1

    … 11... O-O 12. Re1 Bb6