For Black· 5 lines

Beat the Scotch: Schmidt - Göring Gambit & Sidelines

4.c3 Göring accepted with dxc3 cxb2 6.Bxb2 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.O-O Bxc3, plus 4.Ng5 refutation and the 5.Bg5 trap with h6 g5 Nxe4.

Position after 12... Re8

Main line

The chapter's main line, with the comments from the course.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
White opens the center, leading to sharp tactical battles where both sides need to calculate carefully.
3... exd4
We grab the pawn here. Any other move just hands White a nice setup for free.
4. Nxd4
The knight lands in the center, eyeing our queenside pawns. From here we can steer toward sharp tactics or calmer endgames.
4... Nf6
The Schmidt in action, attacking e4 right away.
5. Bg5
White pins the knight, looking for tactics.
5... h6
Easy call, the bishop retreats or we win the e4 pawn.
6. Bh4 g5
We kick it again and trap the bishop on the awful g3 square.
7. Bg3 Nxe4
Free pawn! That bishop on g3 is completely out of play.
8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Qe2 Bb4+
Quick check before White can organize the position.
10. c3 O-O
Castle calmly while White's queenside falls apart. We're up a clean piece.
11. cxb4 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Re8
The rook pins down White's exposed king on the e-file. We're completely winning here.

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

4. Nxd4
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nxe4 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Qe2 Bb4+ 10. c3 O-O 11. cxb4 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Re8
4. Ng5
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Ng5 Be7 5. Nxf7 Kxf7 6. Bc4+ d5 7. Bxd5+ Ke8
5. Nxc3
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Nxc3 Bc5 6. Bc4 d6 7. O-O Nge7 8. Ng5 Ne5 9. Bb3 h6 10. Nf3 Bg4
7. Nbd2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4 cxb2 6. Bxb2 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 Nf6 8. O-O d6
Main Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4 cxb2 6. Bxb2 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. O-O Bxc3 9. Bxc3 O-O 10. e5 Ne4 11. Bb2 d6 12. Re1 Nc5 13. exd6 cxd6

The trainer plays the opponent's moves and waits for yours, line by line. Free to start.