Chess Openings: Learn to Play the Scotch Game!
On this channel, we have covered popular e4 chess openings including the Ponziani Opening, Italian Game, Vienna Game, Vienna Gambit, Giuoco Piano, Ruy Lopez, and Danish Gambit. In today’s video we cover the Scotch Game (also called the Scotch Opening) which is one of the strongest chess openings for white against e5. The Scotch Game has good chess opening theory, chess opening strategy, chess opening moves, and chess opening ideas. Additionally, the Scotch Game prioritizes good chess opening principles, giving you tricks and traps that can help you win games fast. The Scotch Game is a good chess opening for beginners, and a good chess opening for intermediate players as well. Why? The Scotch Game is easy to learn, and gives you room to use flexibility and creativity in your own games. In this beginners chess lesson, we cover the best moves and ideas that the Scotch Game has to offer, and lines and variations you can use to beat higher rated players. In this chess opening guide for the Scotch Game, we cover the chess moves, chess strategy, chess principles, chess tactics, chess principles, chess tricks, chess traps, chess tips, chess ideas, and chess moves of the Scotch Game. Learn to play this chess opening for white against e5, and you will learn how to improve at chess fast, beat higher rated players, and win more chess games. Enjoy learning how to play the Scotch Game!
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:57 Nxd4
5:51 Classical Variation
14:58 Schmidt Variation
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Great video on the classical and schmidt
beautiful content and channel
Thanks for the videos, you do a great job. I would to see one on the Potter variation. Thanks again & take care.
phenomenal master class. Well done as always!
Excellent video!
I've been rewatching this every couple days. Low elo player that stumbled into the scotch – it just resulted in games I liked. I tried watching some videos, but wasn't learning anything. Bought a book, still wasn't getting anywhere.
Yours is the first where I'm actually starting to get principles.
Thanks for the great video
9:39 part after blacks Be3 when you said White has an intermediate move of Ne7 attacking the Queen what if black play Qg2?
give me Potter
Very nice lesson
Amazing. I was reading the FCO, but it didn't explain the classical variation as well as you have. Thanks!
This the best scotch opening video in the whole youtube , great work bro.
Very helpful explanation for what to do if 4.Nxd4. I needed some help for how to punish that move as white.
Great vid, for the best opening!
Yes to the powder variation pls love your vlogs Solomon ty for sharing your knowledge in a concise easy to understand manner
kinda underrated
Thanx Solomon. It sounds complete on Scoth opening
Thank you for this huge work. This video is a real gem mentioning stategic and tactical ideas in a simple way. Some additional ideas on how to exploit white activity would also be very welcome. What about completing it with a Scotxh related endgame prepararion video ?
Hey there, I've been playing the Scotch for a while and since I'm trying to improve I figured I should learn some of the variations and attacking ideas. This is the best video i've seen. Thanks!
9:39 What happens if Queen takes G2 threatening the Rook?
What theme/piece set is this?
19:11 SAVAGE. I was not prepared for that.
Excellent video. Good prioritizing. Almost every time I thought "But what if they do this," you immediately addressed it. I usually play the Vienna (especially the Vienna Gambit) but I'll definitely start practicing this one.
Super explanation…..!!!!
THANKS SOO MUCH..
Great channel. The one video missing from your Scotch Game series is the 4……..Qh4 variation. Well worth a video!