For White· 9 lines

Scotch Game - 4...Bc5 - Classical Variation

Position after 10. Bc4

Main line

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

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6
We're swapping our developed knight for Black's, but we get the better pawn structure out of it. This edge lasts the whole game.
5... Qf6
The main line here. Black threatens checkmate on f2 before dealing with the knight.
6. Qf3
We block the mate threat while keeping all our structural pluses.
6... Qxf3
Black swaps queens, but this endgame is better for us.
7. gxf3 dxc6 8. Be3 Bxe3 9. fxe3 Ne7 10. Bc4
We stop Be6 and lock down the light squares. Great winning chances in this endgame.

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

Main Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 Qxf3 7. gxf3 dxc6 8. Be3 Bxe3 9. fxe3 Ne7 10. Bc4
5...bxc6
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. e5 Qe7 8. O-O Nd5 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Ne4 Bb6 11. c4 Nb4 12. Nf6+ gxf6 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. Qh5+ Kg8
5...bxc6
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Qg4 g6 9. Bh6
5...bxc6
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Qg4 O-O 9. Bh6 g6 10. Bxf8
5...bxc6
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 d6 7. O-O Ne7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Kh1
6...dxc6
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 dxc6 7. Bc4 Qxf3 8. gxf3 Nf6 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3
6...dxc6
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 dxc6 7. Bc4 Qxf3 8. gxf3 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Be3
6...Qxc6
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 Qxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O
9...Be6
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 Qxf3 7. gxf3 dxc6 8. Be3 Bxe3 9. fxe3 Be6 10. Nd2

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