Scotch Game - Lolli Variation (5.Qxd4, after 2...Nc6 3.d4 3...exd4 4.Nxd4)
Let's learn the Scotch Game! We smash the center open on move three, before Black ever gets comfortable. Let's begin with 1.e4.
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The free lines of this chapter, each one trainable move by move.
- Main Line
… 8... O-O 9. Be2 Be6 10. h4 c5 11. Qe3
- 5...Qf6
… 5. Qxd4 Qf6 6. Be3 b6 7. e5 Qc6 8. Nc3
- 5...Qf6
… 5. Qxd4 Qf6 6. Be3 Qxd4 7. Bxd4 d6 8. Nc3
- 5...Qf6
… 5. Qxd4 Qf6 6. Be3 Qxd4 7. Bxd4 Nf6 8. Nc3 Bb4 9. O-O-O Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Nxe4 11. Re1
- 5...Qf6
… 5. Qxd4 Qf6 6. Be3 Qxd4 7. Bxd4 f6 8. h4
- 5...c5
… 5. Qxd4 c5 6. Qe3 Nf6 7. e5 Ng4 8. Qe4 d5 9. exd6+ Be6 10. Bb5+ Qd7 11. Bxd7+
- Trap: 7...Ng4, mate on e5
… 5. Qxd4 c5 6. Qe3 Nf6 7. e5 Ng4 8. Qe4 d5 9. exd6+ Kd7 10. Bb5+ Kxd6 11. Bf4+ Ne5 12. Qxe5#
- 5...c5
… 5. Qxd4 c5 6. Qe3 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Qf3 Nb4 9. Bc4
- 5...c5
… 5. Qxd4 c5 6. Qe3 d6 7. Nc3
- 5...Nf6
… 5. Qxd4 Nf6 6. e5 Ng8 7. Nc3 d6 8. Bf4 dxe5 9. Qxe5+ Qe7 10. Nb5
- Trap: 6...Qe7, you win a piece
… 5. Qxd4 Nf6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Be3 c5 8. exf6 cxd4 9. fxe7 Bxe7 10. Bxd4 O-O 11. Nc3
- 5...Nf6
… 5. Qxd4 Nf6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Be3 Nh5 8. g4 d6 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. Qxd6 Bxd6 11. gxh5
- 5...Nf6
… 5. Qxd4 Nf6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Be3 Ng8 8. Nc3 d6 9. Nd5
- 5...b6
… 5. Qxd4 b6 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Nb5 a6 8. Qe5+ Ne7 9. Nxc7+ Qxc7 10. Qxc7
- Trap: 7...a6, you win material
… 5. Qxd4 b6 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Nb5 a6 8. Qe5+ Be7 9. Nxc7+ Kf8 10. Nxa8 Qxa8 11. Be3
- 5...b6
… 5. Qxd4 b6 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Nb5 Bc5 8. Qxg7 Qh4 9. Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Bg5+ Qxg5 11. Qxg5+
- Trap: 7...Bc5, you win a rook
… 5. Qxd4 b6 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Nb5 Bc5 8. Qxg7 Bxf2+ 9. Kxf2 Qf6+ 10. Qxf6 Nxf6 11. Nxc7+ Kd8 12. Nxa8 Nxe4+ 13. Kg1
- Trap: 7...Nf6, you win a rook
… 5. Qxd4 b6 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Nb5 Nf6 8. Qe5+ Be7 9. Nxc7+ Kf8 10. Nxa8 Nxe4 11. Be3
- 6...Be6
… 6. Nc3 Be6 7. Bf4 Nf6 8. O-O-O Be7 9. e5
- 9...c5
… 9. Be2 c5 10. Qd2
- 9...a6
… 9. Be2 a6 10. e5 dxe5 11. Qxe5 Bd6 12. Qd4
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