This is my second message on this video since there is a character restriction on the amount of words that you are allowed to type in. My main criticism of this video is that it is a relatively shallow summary and does not explore the opening in enough depth. Grandmasters often go into too much depth for the average rated player but on the contrary I feel that this video did not go deep enough for my tastes.
The 4...Qh4 line looks like an interesting variant given that it is a relatively under unexpected reply relative to 4...Nf6 and 4...Bc5. 4...Qh4 goes against dogmatic opening principles advising the player not to bring his queen out too early. White has an excellent winning % when his opponent plays the move 4...Qh4. But this is with accurate play by white and is only including the results of master rated players. In a blitz game against weaker players it may be possible to 'stun' the opponent.
good amateur video, but I feel like the analysis isn't too deep. again, great for learning an opening if you're completely clueless with openings though
Give me a reason why black cant play Qf6 after e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Nxc6 and have a much better game for white can´t stop the threat of checkmate in one without making a doubtful developing move such as Qe2?
At 5:12, instead of Kd8, why not Qxg2? Then when White's knight forks and takes Black's rook, we can take White's rook with our queen. And if he chooses to move his rook instead to f1, we can take his pawn on h2 with our queen and simultaneously protect the pawn on c7.
what is the name of this opening for white, ignoring blacks moves and assuming black doesn't capture any of whites pieces, 1. Nf3 2. Nc3 3. e4 4. e5, 5. Be3 6. Bd3 7. 0-0 ?
6:31 Actually, I prefer to capture with the d pawn. It allows me to mantain all my queenside pawns together, and I don't mind being unable to castle after Qxd8+, as when the queens are out I like using my king as another attacker if I can.
@DerRapist That's quite an agressive line, but something like Kg1, Kf3 or Ke3 would mean black lost a bishop with not much compensation. Where you leave it the king is on f2 and in check, and white is up a bishop and knight for a pawn. If the king moves to protect the pawn or avoid another check with Kg1, then white can move Nd4 and save the knight on the next turn, and although white has a very awkwardly placed king, black is down material and only has a queen developed, which may kicked later.
to chesswebsite. i have a quick question regarding the third variation, nxd4 bc5. if nxc6, one normally sees qf6, threatening mate on f2 forcing an awkard defense and taking n on c6. is there a better defense of the mate threat? n back to d4?
@mangajo Nd4 just gives back the piece to black, equalizing material, and leaving white with no major or minor pieces developed, whilst black has his queen and dark square bishop developed and active. In that position, black probably has done better than equalize, and can probably start an attack after bringing in a few more pieces.
@5:04 I definitely would of taken bishop on c3 with knight. This also threatens to queen, and saves you from the stacked pawn thing...I guess thats a personal preference though. Either way, thanks for the video.
its bad analysis bcuz how do win without queen just bcuz opponent is uncastled. just look at the position, if u r good enough to win duch positions u might as well jusr play 1a4
I'm not sure I understand why white is so much better at 5:40 - it seems to me that black is doing just fine, as he is up a pawn however down in development - the game looks pretty unclear (especially as white has the doubled pawns on c2/c3) After 0-0 for white, can you please suggest how white may obtain a clear advantage after black plays along the lines of a6 + d6?
At 7:18, Black has an alternative option... actually he can not capture the Knight on c6 straight away, but to play Qf6. White must then prevent mate in one (via Qxf2#), and then Black can simply take the Knight on c6 with the Queen.
I just dominated somebody with this on chess.com I'm coming back to watch it one more time. This, the Ruy Lopez, and the Queens Gambit are all I need for white. I will say though, in the variation with Black pulling the Queen out out to h4 don't you think the black player would move the Queen to a dark square to protect his c7 pawn from White's knight? I can't imagine most players actually moving their King like that.
I just dominated somebody with this on chess.com I'm coming back to watch it one more time. This, the Ruy Lopez, and the Queens Gambit are all I need for white.
Hi Kevin, not sure how often you check your comments, but can you please explain why you like paying against double pawns on C file if the knight is taken with b7 ? I come up against that far more often than I come up against someone taking with d7
Since I began learning chess (about a year ago) I always used the Italian game(Giuoco Piano variation) with white and it often led to quite boring games. Now, with the Scotch, I just have so much more space to attack.
But I doubt that it would set any problems for an experienced player on a longer time control....
Black, rather than 4. Qh4 (3:50), has a better solution, instead play 4. Bc6. If NxN, than Qf6. Leads to a good attack on f2. Playing Qh4 for the sake of a pawn is not good. Their are better lines to be played. I'll have to look at it on a board.
at 1:55 black can ignore the pawn on e5 and play something like Bg4 if white takes the other pawn on d6 Black can take with his Bishop, black is down a pawn but it has a better position
OK. You're right in that 1.e4 e5; 2.Nf3 Nf6; 3.d4 d6; 4.dxe4 Nxe4; 5. Nxe4 dxe4; 6. Qxd8+ favors white. However black has a much better choice on move 4: ...Bg4 after which 5.exd6 Bxd6 leads to great activity for black at the cost of a pawn.
Not being able to castle when the queens are off the board is not always a weakness. Because the queens are off, the un-castled king does not need so much protection and can take shelter on squares like c7. In rare cases, an un-castled king can be advantageous because it can be brought more easily into the center of the board during the endgame than it would with a wall of pawns in front of it.
@F2L4Life This early in the game, you don't really know for sure whether you will want to castle or not, regardless of the Queens being off the table. Having the option to castle if needed is better than not.
I never said having an uncastled king was better, I said it was not always a weakness. In other-words, don't fret about it. It's not the end of the world. Your opponent does not gain a decisive advantage from it.
@F2L4Life Please don't get so defensive. I assure you, I have no ambitions whatsoever of debating in the youtube comments. I thought that you, in your original post, missed the point of the advantage of having the option to castle the king, if needed. Apparently you didn't. No need to tell me about how you indeed knew about this already(!). Just read the post, if it helps, be happy. If it doesn't, keep looking. Don't debate with me please.
in 7:13, there is another nice development for black:
Qf6 (which threatens a quick mate if not countered correctlly) and also insures the recapturing of the king's knight if the quick mate is countered :D
@manyworlds123456789 basically, you can only cassle if YOU HAVENT moved the king and either rooks. he captured the queen with the king so it removes the option to cassle. hope you get it. cassling is only possible when you havent moved the king and rooks
well you have to think d5 is what he is thinking so defend d5 by just taking advantage of his lack of development by playing d4 so when he plays d5 you now can play kn-b3 you should a very good game considering how far back he is in developement just point you bishops at the at the rest is cake
at 7:26 if i was black i would move Qh4, forcing white to defend f2. if he defends with Qe2 or Qf3, just d7xc6 and there will no longer be a queen trade, thus allowing you to develop the c8 bishop
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I understand that EVERY variation cannot possibly be discussed, but when Black chooses to play 4...Bc5 and White follows with 5.Nxc6, Black does not have to recapture with either the b or d pawn; instead, he can simply play 5...Qf6 which both attacks White's Knight at c6 and also threatens mate at f2. After White defends the mate threat, Black can simply recapture with 6...Qxc6, regaining his piece and avoid doubling his pawns.
@zzzzzzzzzz098 he would lose his pawn on the e file. Most players would choose to take with the king instead of losing material and losing a tempo with their knight. Even though not being able to castle is a bad thing, much worse to lose material and a developmental tempo.
@thechesswebsite when you brought your bishop to e2,at 4:36, why not instead bring it to d3 where it still protects the pawn and you still have castling opportunities?
That's like a mirrored ponzianni 3.d4 should be best and after exd4 you can play Qxd4 and have a good game cause Nc6 is't possible so the pawn on c6 is bad instead of strong.
@thechesswebsite A castled king is not always a good thing. The fishing pole trap (and the variations) depends on a king side castle. The queen side castle might slow a player down against an aggressive player.
I'm not sure if I spotted something, after 4...Bc5 5.Nxc6 black has 5...Qf6 threatening mate. What would white do in this situation? After white defends against the mate the Queen can capture black's knight at c6, maintaining the Queenside pawn structure. Also, it looks like white is really in trouble after incorrect defence 6.f4 (or f3) Qh4+. Have I missed something?
Your videos are awesome. They are my favorite on youtube. I am just learning openings and it is pretty daunting. Your videos are an excellent help though.
Blacks queen on e4 could have eaten whites pawn g2. Instead you said blacks bishop takes white knight on c3. That wasnt discussed and i thought it was a better move than taking the w=hite knight. What am i missing here you are the expert?
In the thrid variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 exd4 4. nxd4 Bc5 nxc6 the next best move isn' bxc or dxc its Qf6 trying 2 mate and then take the pawn so u dont have double
This is off the topic of the Scotch game, and for that I apologize, but are there any openings that attempt to utilize the queen extremely early that is actually viable? I have watched at least 15 of your videos and the queen seems like it is usually a mid-late game piece in most strategies unless black makes a mistake to open up his queen lane, one instance of which you cover in this video. Is this the case? Thanks for your time! :)
hmm i like that opening, i'm going to try it out and see how it works. do you have any advise one what to do when playing someone who uses unorthodox methods?
at 5:12 in your video....you said usually the opponent would move the King over to D8 to protect the pawn on C7...what if...instead black does not move king...but moves the castle over to B8? im having trouble defending this
Hi Chesswebsite! At 7:11 I'm wondering how white would play after black bxf2+ and then Qf6+? Is this a good scenario? I hope that you answer. I really like your videos. Thanks
This is actually the variation I prefer most from Black, since it gives me the flexibility of taking with the Q if 5. Nxc6 (not messing up my Q-side pawn structure; although the doubled c pawns could give Black some potential central control). Later on, moves like Bc5 and Nge7 could come for Black.
At 2.02 black can take back the white queen with Knight instead with King & maintain its luxury of castling in future ....so I guess this will not work
7:08 you mean... then black can move his queen threatening mate and knight.
The correct response from my point of view here would be: Bishop to e3, developing another piece and defending the threatened Knight... AND if black decides to develop his other knight, he will lose a bishop.
Best move for black in this position would be Queen to f6.
I'm 42 and just learning how to play with my co-workers at lunch, but after a month I still can't win.... I start out good but get taken out at the end! I HATE CHESS!!! But look forward to the next lunch hour! These videos helped, I will try these moves, thanks chess guy! I will win someday......
First learn opening princple, after that, Learn something easy like the bird opening or Queen's Gambit. Something along those lines, but LEARN the basic princples of chess, because your enemy wouldn't always play that way you want him to, and you need to know basics so you don't hang yourself.
I noticed that at about 2:08 in the video the c6 knight could've captured white's queen instead of the king, but he would've been down a pawn. I think I would've done that though to be able to still castle.
Your first scenario, around 5:33. Why does black move his king to defend the c7 pawn? Why not move the queen from e4 to e5? Maybe I'm missing something, but it seems it's a far smarter move, as the queen then protects the pawn from fork, and black doesn't lose castle.
Great question. White can respond to e5 with f4, now forcing black to move his queen away from protecting the c7 pawn. Once the queen moves white can play Nxc7, attacking the king and rook.
Hopefully this helps. Thanks for checking out the vid.
*facepalm* Oh, duh, yeah, I didn't even notice that. I guess I was just too preoccupied subconsciously with the idea of not breaking the white defensive castle to see it. Thanks!
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 and now black can avoid the double pawn and even after taking the knight on c6 with the d pawn, black has a slight advantage in development since the bishop can come out now.
what about .. when he takes on c6 with that knight .. is a line when you just play Qf6... you have treat on f2.. and also you take that knight from c6...
I played the Scotch against an aussie (Lindsay Chegwidden) and he went 3...d5 so then I'm like what's up holmes 4. dxe5 dxe4 5. Qxd8+ Nxd8 6. Nd4 Bc5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Nb5 Bb6 9. Bxb6 axb6 10. Nxc7+ Kd8 11. Nxa8 Nd4 12. Na3 b5 13. Bxb5 Ne7 14. O-O-O Bg4 15. Rxd4+ Kc8 16. Rxe4 Bf5 17. Rc4+ Kb8 18. Nb6 Ka7 19. Rd1 Be6 20. Rc3 Bxa2 21. Rd7 Kxb6 22. Rxe7 Rd8 23. Bc4 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Rd5 25. f4 Ka6 26. Rxf7 b5 27. Rb4 Ka5 28. c3 Rd3 29. Rxg7 Re3 30. Rxh7 Re1+ 31. Kd2 Ra1 32. Rxb5+ Ka4 33. Ra7# and I won ay.
ChessCholo 2 weeks ago
I love your videos! if only the starcraft 2 and league of legends community had videos like these
gorylitsky 1 month ago
Your chess opening videos have their own openings
MoPar7055 1 month ago
thank you for this nice stroke o the scotch game.
tarilonte 1 month ago
at 7:17 black can move his queen to f6, threating checkmate while offering no escape for the knight, also developing his queen
xRoughDayx 1 month ago
my number one opening...i have won a lot of games with this
TheIncrediblSuperSam 1 month ago
This is my second message on this video since there is a character restriction on the amount of words that you are allowed to type in. My main criticism of this video is that it is a relatively shallow summary and does not explore the opening in enough depth. Grandmasters often go into too much depth for the average rated player but on the contrary I feel that this video did not go deep enough for my tastes.
tobyhoch 1 month ago
The 4...Qh4 line looks like an interesting variant given that it is a relatively under unexpected reply relative to 4...Nf6 and 4...Bc5. 4...Qh4 goes against dogmatic opening principles advising the player not to bring his queen out too early. White has an excellent winning % when his opponent plays the move 4...Qh4. But this is with accurate play by white and is only including the results of master rated players. In a blitz game against weaker players it may be possible to 'stun' the opponent.
tobyhoch 1 month ago
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good amateur video, but I feel like the analysis isn't too deep. again, great for learning an opening if you're completely clueless with openings though
Diviniteee 2 months ago
Give me a reason why black cant play Qf6 after e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Nxc6 and have a much better game for white can´t stop the threat of checkmate in one without making a doubtful developing move such as Qe2?
MovieHelp9 3 months ago
Anyone know what is the software used in this video
Gooneryz 4 months ago
@Gooneryz aquarium
matosale 4 months ago
The position at 5:21 is considered a minor advantage to black (around +0,14) by my chess engine
multipurposetool 4 months ago
7:26 You're missing a much better move, avoiding double-pawns - Qf6, threatening mate and able to recapture the knight.
daemonowner 5 months ago
2:49 Its like the scandinavian, up a tempo with more centre control.
daemonowner 5 months ago
what's the easiest way to slip into the castling trap from the position at 2:07?
johnnyweepingwillow 5 months ago in playlist Chess Openings
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At 5:12, instead of Kd8, why not Qxg2? Then when White's knight forks and takes Black's rook, we can take White's rook with our queen. And if he chooses to move his rook instead to f1, we can take his pawn on h2 with our queen and simultaneously protect the pawn on c7.
stellarknight8 5 months ago
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stellarknight8 5 months ago
what is the name of this opening for white, ignoring blacks moves and assuming black doesn't capture any of whites pieces, 1. Nf3 2. Nc3 3. e4 4. e5, 5. Be3 6. Bd3 7. 0-0 ?
comenter27 5 months ago
6:31 Actually, I prefer to capture with the d pawn. It allows me to mantain all my queenside pawns together, and I don't mind being unable to castle after Qxd8+, as when the queens are out I like using my king as another attacker if I can.
qertasdfgzxcvb 5 months ago
you should take away the intro song
elmachin0 6 months ago
@thechesswebsite
I was just wondering on one of your variations.
1. e4 e5
2.nf3 nf6
3. d4 exd4
4.nxd4 Bc5
5. Nxc6
..... Bxf2+
6.Kxf2 Qf3 + winning a pawn.
Although most playerse prefer bishops wouldn't this be effective or not. Correct me if im wrong.
DerRapist 6 months ago
@DerRapist That's quite an agressive line, but something like Kg1, Kf3 or Ke3 would mean black lost a bishop with not much compensation. Where you leave it the king is on f2 and in check, and white is up a bishop and knight for a pawn. If the king moves to protect the pawn or avoid another check with Kg1, then white can move Nd4 and save the knight on the next turn, and although white has a very awkwardly placed king, black is down material and only has a queen developed, which may kicked later.
daemonowner 5 months ago
to chesswebsite. i have a quick question regarding the third variation, nxd4 bc5. if nxc6, one normally sees qf6, threatening mate on f2 forcing an awkard defense and taking n on c6. is there a better defense of the mate threat? n back to d4?
mangajo 6 months ago
@mangajo Nd4 just gives back the piece to black, equalizing material, and leaving white with no major or minor pieces developed, whilst black has his queen and dark square bishop developed and active. In that position, black probably has done better than equalize, and can probably start an attack after bringing in a few more pieces.
daemonowner 5 months ago
@5:04 I definitely would of taken bishop on c3 with knight. This also threatens to queen, and saves you from the stacked pawn thing...I guess thats a personal preference though. Either way, thanks for the video.
Madderhatter85 6 months ago
Could you do a video on the Scotch Gambit?
mrbobmarlici 6 months ago
what if black at 7:16 place his queen on f6, threatening queen on f2 and when white defends it black recapture knight with his queen ??
TheSanguineNight 6 months ago
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Impulz89 6 months ago
its bad analysis bcuz how do win without queen just bcuz opponent is uncastled. just look at the position, if u r good enough to win duch positions u might as well jusr play 1a4
IBOUGHTYAMOM 7 months ago
I signed up just to comment on this video, at 2:12 why can't black move his knight back to capture the queen instead of using the king?
TheAkarcher91 8 months ago
@TheAkarcher91 please refer to the other question with this answered
thechesswebsite 8 months ago
@TheAkarcher91 if he captures with his knight he loses a pawn and a tempo
squathacker 2 months ago
@TheAkarcher91 he can, but he loses the pawn on E6 if he does that
sumeetkamat 1 month ago
@TheAkarcher91 looses a pawn
nutterbutter658 1 month ago
@nutterbutter658 i would rather lose a pawn than lose castling
mycheetah10 3 weeks ago
@TheAkarcher91 Because white could capture the pawn on e5 and be up in material.
quakegen 3 weeks ago
why not on 5:10 Nxc3???
TheShorty1111 8 months ago
5:13 no wrong Qc6
pilchybach 8 months ago
God, this is a terrible analysis
SenatorAlfie 9 months ago
@SenatorAlfie I'm not so sure there is a God, but WHY is this a terrible analysis?
borzoi1964 8 months ago
I'm not sure I understand why white is so much better at 5:40 - it seems to me that black is doing just fine, as he is up a pawn however down in development - the game looks pretty unclear (especially as white has the doubled pawns on c2/c3) After 0-0 for white, can you please suggest how white may obtain a clear advantage after black plays along the lines of a6 + d6?
OnlineChessLessons 9 months ago
At 7:18, Black has an alternative option... actually he can not capture the Knight on c6 straight away, but to play Qf6. White must then prevent mate in one (via Qxf2#), and then Black can simply take the Knight on c6 with the Queen.
xactxx 9 months ago
I just dominated somebody with this on chess.com I'm coming back to watch it one more time. This, the Ruy Lopez, and the Queens Gambit are all I need for white. I will say though, in the variation with Black pulling the Queen out out to h4 don't you think the black player would move the Queen to a dark square to protect his c7 pawn from White's knight? I can't imagine most players actually moving their King like that.
iBishopEsquire 9 months ago
I just dominated somebody with this on chess.com I'm coming back to watch it one more time. This, the Ruy Lopez, and the Queens Gambit are all I need for white.
iBishopEsquire 9 months ago
This seems solid and straightforward. Fischer was consistent with the e4 opening so I like to keep a couple king pawn openings in my repetoir.
iBishopEsquire 9 months ago
Hi Kevin, not sure how often you check your comments, but can you please explain why you like paying against double pawns on C file if the knight is taken with b7 ? I come up against that far more often than I come up against someone taking with d7
raiderjim 10 months ago
Less likely? when i play online they always recapture with knight then i recapture with queen. 2:40
YOURxMDMA 10 months ago
IN your 4...Qh4 line, at the end of it, I think Black is OK after 9...Nf6!, covering e4 and d5.
henrybird 10 months ago
Not your best video.... those aren't the main variations at all.
ILikeGirlsWthBigEyes 10 months ago
thanks kevin.. u r doing a great job man.. keep making videos..
nanyouvid 11 months ago
thumbs up iff u watched this video
heide20018 11 months ago
thanks a lot man! i like your videos
beanmercer 1 year ago
4:21
what about 6. Bd3 ... ?
BertisWorldYT 1 year ago
@BertisWorldYT White drops a piece with 6. ... Nxd4
JesseIsKillingIt 11 months ago
@JesseIsKillingIt thanks, i'm sorry very beginner mistake, i somehow completely oversaw, that the queen was being blocked...
BertisWorldYT 11 months ago
they dont have to move there king, they can just take the queen with the knight!
RedTactic 1 year ago
A great opening !
Since I began learning chess (about a year ago) I always used the Italian game(Giuoco Piano variation) with white and it often led to quite boring games. Now, with the Scotch, I just have so much more space to attack.
But I doubt that it would set any problems for an experienced player on a longer time control....
Angel1405 1 year ago
thanx.
Nice site, short bits of openings are cool. Looking forward to the strategies.
d=^))
MisterBoneman 1 year ago
Black, rather than 4. Qh4 (3:50), has a better solution, instead play 4. Bc6. If NxN, than Qf6. Leads to a good attack on f2. Playing Qh4 for the sake of a pawn is not good. Their are better lines to be played. I'll have to look at it on a board.
ChessMasterRobot 1 year ago
not being able to castle is not that fatal.. a good video nonetheless
theAwsomBeaverrr 1 year ago
what about the potter variation of the scotch game after
White Black 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 3. P-Q4 PxP 4. KtxP B-B4 5. Kt-Kt3!?
direngrey4569 1 year ago
Is Qd3 really a good move if black comes out with e5? it seems that it just blocks in your bishop.
ChessMasterRobot 1 year ago
at 1:55 black can ignore the pawn on e5 and play something like Bg4 if white takes the other pawn on d6 Black can take with his Bishop, black is down a pawn but it has a better position
shinyninetales999 1 year ago
Very enlightening video, thanks for sharing.
EFox2413 1 year ago
i hope I can make a popular opening and name it to my country..... and that would be sweet.... if that happens
mielord21 1 year ago
OK. You're right in that 1.e4 e5; 2.Nf3 Nf6; 3.d4 d6; 4.dxe4 Nxe4; 5. Nxe4 dxe4; 6. Qxd8+ favors white. However black has a much better choice on move 4: ...Bg4 after which 5.exd6 Bxd6 leads to great activity for black at the cost of a pawn.
mstalcup 1 year ago
at 5:00, cant white take the pawn with the knight and fork the king and the rook?
silvermonky123 1 year ago
@silvermonky123
its black move, and he plays Bxc3+, checking white he has to take with bxc3 or lose more material.
hinglis1 1 year ago
Around #t=4m55s , you might want to add that the reason white can't simply play:
7...Qxg2 8. Nxc7+ Kd4 9. Nxa8 Qxh1+ and then trade queens, is because of 7... Qxg2 8. Bf3!
Now the queen has to move, and black can fork and take rook.
Adrenalyn3 1 year ago
i love the song that plays in the beginning. Great opening btw thanks
killabigk 1 year ago
Not being able to castle when the queens are off the board is not always a weakness. Because the queens are off, the un-castled king does not need so much protection and can take shelter on squares like c7. In rare cases, an un-castled king can be advantageous because it can be brought more easily into the center of the board during the endgame than it would with a wall of pawns in front of it.
F2L4Life 1 year ago
@F2L4Life This early in the game, you don't really know for sure whether you will want to castle or not, regardless of the Queens being off the table. Having the option to castle if needed is better than not.
DragonBice 1 year ago
@DragonBice
I never said having an uncastled king was better, I said it was not always a weakness. In other-words, don't fret about it. It's not the end of the world. Your opponent does not gain a decisive advantage from it.
F2L4Life 1 year ago
@F2L4Life Please don't get so defensive. I assure you, I have no ambitions whatsoever of debating in the youtube comments. I thought that you, in your original post, missed the point of the advantage of having the option to castle the king, if needed. Apparently you didn't. No need to tell me about how you indeed knew about this already(!). Just read the post, if it helps, be happy. If it doesn't, keep looking. Don't debate with me please.
DragonBice 1 year ago
@DragonBice
That was just clarification my friend. No hostility or defensiveness intended..
F2L4Life 1 year ago
in 7:13, there is another nice development for black:
Qf6 (which threatens a quick mate if not countered correctlly) and also insures the recapturing of the king's knight if the quick mate is countered :D
cheers ! great video btw
drvaleriu 1 year ago
really good howabout looking at instead ogg Knight takes pawn Bishop C5?great site
pilotcrandall 1 year ago
Around 4 mins and 25 secs. Why did you move your" i1" bishop to "e2" Wouldn't moving it to "d3" be a better move as protects your pawn on "e4"
DarthScosha 1 year ago
Why can`t black castle on the queen side?
Im quite new at chess =S
manyworlds123456789 1 year ago
@manyworlds123456789 basically, you can only cassle if YOU HAVENT moved the king and either rooks. he captured the queen with the king so it removes the option to cassle. hope you get it. cassling is only possible when you havent moved the king and rooks
useurcamera 1 year ago
well you have to think d5 is what he is thinking so defend d5 by just taking advantage of his lack of development by playing d4 so when he plays d5 you now can play kn-b3 you should a very good game considering how far back he is in developement just point you bishops at the at the rest is cake
helpme276 1 year ago
at 7:26 if i was black i would move Qh4, forcing white to defend f2. if he defends with Qe2 or Qf3, just d7xc6 and there will no longer be a queen trade, thus allowing you to develop the c8 bishop
shadowdancerRFW 1 year ago
at 7:24 i feel that it's not so good of a move because bishop captures f2
helpme276 1 year ago
@helpme276 I think most players plying white would not mine taking back with there king giving up the rights to castle in that position
adhdboy699 1 year ago
when black moves his pawn to c5 why not move the queen to A4, it brings her to safety and pins the d7 pawn preventing it from moving
KnightedMagi 1 year ago
4:50 TAKE THE QUEEN!!
bobthegrand 1 year ago
@bobthegrand You can't because the knight is pinned down to the king.
PraveenAtheray 1 year ago
@bobthegrand He can't take the Queen at 4:50 because it would open his king to a check by the bishop on b4.
smfaces 1 year ago
I see no line for 3. ..... f6, is that a really bad move?
mrKreuzfeld 1 year ago
good day sir, I was inspired to make my chess videos here, I'm not a strong player but I learned from your videos, I hope you will visit my channel and subscribe to see my games, maybe giving me some advise to improve my game. thanks a lot and more power :)
siciliandragon16 1 year ago
if the bishop moves back to d6 the queen will fall
mattfca 1 year ago
I understand that EVERY variation cannot possibly be discussed, but when Black chooses to play 4...Bc5 and White follows with 5.Nxc6, Black does not have to recapture with either the b or d pawn; instead, he can simply play 5...Qf6 which both attacks White's Knight at c6 and also threatens mate at f2. After White defends the mate threat, Black can simply recapture with 6...Qxc6, regaining his piece and avoid doubling his pawns.
davidemerling 1 year ago
the scotch is one of my favourites. i used to play itbefore i knew it's an opening
theAwsomBeaverrr 1 year ago
at 5:44, why didnt you g6(with bissop) then he puts black-king(f8) then with your knight(c 7) and there you have a tower(¿?)
unaibeasko 1 year ago
i don't get it why doesn't the knight just take the queen instead of the king at 2:21? that way he can still castle.
zzzzzzzzzz098 1 year ago
@zzzzzzzzzz098 he would lose his pawn on the e file. Most players would choose to take with the king instead of losing material and losing a tempo with their knight. Even though not being able to castle is a bad thing, much worse to lose material and a developmental tempo.
thechesswebsite 1 year ago 4
@thechesswebsite okay how would you execute the scotch game if he does this,
1. e4, e5
2. nf3, c6
?
zzzzzzzzzz098 1 year ago
@zzzzzzzzzz098 that's no longer the scotch game
thechesswebsite 1 year ago 2
@thechesswebsite when you brought your bishop to e2,at 4:36, why not instead bring it to d3 where it still protects the pawn and you still have castling opportunities?
zzzzzzzzzz098 1 year ago
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schleichnaldo 1 year ago
@zzzzzzzzzz098
That's like a mirrored ponzianni 3.d4 should be best and after exd4 you can play Qxd4 and have a good game cause Nc6 is't possible so the pawn on c6 is bad instead of strong.
schleichnaldo 1 year ago
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schleichnaldo 1 year ago
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@thechesswebsite okay how would you execute the scotch game if he does this,
1. e4, e5
2. nf3, c6
?
zzzzzzzzzz098 1 year ago
@thechesswebsite A castled king is not always a good thing. The fishing pole trap (and the variations) depends on a king side castle. The queen side castle might slow a player down against an aggressive player.
orlock20 1 year ago
I'm not sure if I spotted something, after 4...Bc5 5.Nxc6 black has 5...Qf6 threatening mate. What would white do in this situation? After white defends against the mate the Queen can capture black's knight at c6, maintaining the Queenside pawn structure. Also, it looks like white is really in trouble after incorrect defence 6.f4 (or f3) Qh4+. Have I missed something?
sugarcubist 1 year ago
At 4:52, why cant black just defend c7 pawn with bishop to a5?
Lizardking270 1 year ago
what if black responds with Nf6 on his third move instead of capturing? Should the white move his pawn to d5?
jaannshaan 1 year ago
On the last variation, what would you play after you capture their knight and instead of capturing the knight back with a pawn, what about Q A4
wutup47 1 year ago
Your videos are awesome. They are my favorite on youtube. I am just learning openings and it is pretty daunting. Your videos are an excellent help though.
djliquefaction 1 year ago
Blacks queen on e4 could have eaten whites pawn g2. Instead you said blacks bishop takes white knight on c3. That wasnt discussed and i thought it was a better move than taking the w=hite knight. What am i missing here you are the expert?
samhobson30 1 year ago
In the thrid variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 exd4 4. nxd4 Bc5 nxc6 the next best move isn' bxc or dxc its Qf6 trying 2 mate and then take the pawn so u dont have double
H2OMelon93 1 year ago
thank you !
entenfang 1 year ago
5:00 if black play Qxg2 can white play Bf3 and win the rock?
BmaRayCyrus 1 year ago
This is off the topic of the Scotch game, and for that I apologize, but are there any openings that attempt to utilize the queen extremely early that is actually viable? I have watched at least 15 of your videos and the queen seems like it is usually a mid-late game piece in most strategies unless black makes a mistake to open up his queen lane, one instance of which you cover in this video. Is this the case? Thanks for your time! :)
cinnabun117 1 year ago
At 7:19, black could play the move queen to f6 which threatens checkmate on f2 and then take the knight on c6 with the queen or pawns
smateti 1 year ago
at 2:08 black could recapture with his knight, he would lose tempo but could still castle.
hackman1911 1 year ago
this is nothing special, and youtube says thats two stars sorry
Chewy427 1 year ago
basic chess, any link to more advanced videos on the scotch?
ankou2000 1 year ago
hmm i like that opening, i'm going to try it out and see how it works. do you have any advise one what to do when playing someone who uses unorthodox methods?
legendkilla9x9 1 year ago
why black does n t go to e5 with his queen threating the b5 b3 and c7 spot. wouldn t that be be clever ?
entenfang 1 year ago
at 48-49 secs you said b6 with the bishop, it's b5
njerzynek 1 year ago
You forgot the classical line which has some really nasty traps.
danob1987 2 years ago
on 4:23 why does the bishop not go to d3 both protecting the pawn on e4 and getting ready to castle?
danielghofrani 2 years ago
because of Knight takes Knight
colster71 2 years ago
@colster71 that makes sense, thanks
danielghofrani 2 years ago
thanks, gr8 series
Zizo1st 2 years ago
at 5:12 in your video....you said usually the opponent would move the King over to D8 to protect the pawn on C7...what if...instead black does not move king...but moves the castle over to B8? im having trouble defending this
jahmusic420 2 years ago
it's always good,thx
willgonow 2 years ago
Hi Chesswebsite! At 7:11 I'm wondering how white would play after black bxf2+ and then Qf6+? Is this a good scenario? I hope that you answer. I really like your videos. Thanks
ledgeleaper 2 years ago
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Kevin, perhaps you could analyse the variation:
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4
4. Nxd4 Qf6
This is actually the variation I prefer most from Black, since it gives me the flexibility of taking with the Q if 5. Nxc6 (not messing up my Q-side pawn structure; although the doubled c pawns could give Black some potential central control). Later on, moves like Bc5 and Nge7 could come for Black.
SatyaVenugopal 2 years ago
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SatyaVenugopal 2 years ago
These videos just make studying chess so easy. I was reading up some materials on Scotch Opening but got better insight watching this video instead.
lsefia 2 years ago
At 2.02 black can take back the white queen with Knight instead with King & maintain its luxury of castling in future ....so I guess this will not work
please advice
babaikaushik 2 years ago
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iDraw3G 2 years ago
Concentrate on chess rather than English typo error ... else check grammer video & share your expertise there
babaikaushik 2 years ago
fine...are you persian?
iDraw3G 2 years ago
@babaikaushik
The pawn on e5 hangs if NxQ
MAGIUN1 2 years ago
What if the white plays Kxc3 taking the black's bishop & threatening black's queen at 5.09.... how do you all rate this move !!
babaikaushik 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure it's said as "Roo lopez" (not the spelling)
bp56789 2 years ago
really nice video!!!!! how can i create a viedo like that?please?
Blacksquare1 2 years ago
at 7:93 when white eats the knight black should play Qf6 threatening with a mate and then eat the knight with queen..dxc6 is wrong
RayVitoles 2 years ago 7
7:08 you mean... then black can move his queen threatening mate and knight.
The correct response from my point of view here would be: Bishop to e3, developing another piece and defending the threatened Knight... AND if black decides to develop his other knight, he will lose a bishop.
Best move for black in this position would be Queen to f6.
Hope that helps ^^
MagoMinelli 2 years ago
@RayVitoles The queen will become whites target to attack for development after that trade though
Panthaz89 10 months ago
I'm 42 and just learning how to play with my co-workers at lunch, but after a month I still can't win.... I start out good but get taken out at the end! I HATE CHESS!!! But look forward to the next lunch hour! These videos helped, I will try these moves, thanks chess guy! I will win someday......
mygirl22ward 2 years ago
lol. A beginner should be learning things like basic strategy, and scholars mate, not the Scotch Game.
TheChessvids 2 years ago
Yea, your right.. I lost again......
mygirl22ward 2 years ago
First learn opening princple, after that, Learn something easy like the bird opening or Queen's Gambit. Something along those lines, but LEARN the basic princples of chess, because your enemy wouldn't always play that way you want him to, and you need to know basics so you don't hang yourself.
Aleneden 2 years ago
Try the English opening.
Imran500 2 years ago
5:07 bxc4, Kd8. Why black don't simply place it's queen to e5 to defend the c7 pawn, put pressure on the White's Knight and to be able to castle?
Great vid, thanks
btejedor 2 years ago
white can play f4 and force the queen to move and then white can play Nxc7 and fork the rook, good question though.
thechesswebsite 2 years ago
@thechesswebsite
At 7:24 After the knight captured can't the queen move to f6 threatening mate and the knight ?
rockmanmegamanfan 1 year ago
@btejedor maybe because f4 wins...
RayVitoles 2 years ago
thank you so much for the vid!
please keep it up
looking foward to more
thanks again =D
5/5
R0drigue55 2 years ago
Thanks for the kind words. This is why I make videos.
thechesswebsite 2 years ago
You didnt explain blacks pawn to f6, but if black does use pawn to f6 you can sacrifice your knight to get their queen.
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6
3.d4 f6
4.Nxe5 fxe5
5.Qh5 Ke7
6.Bg5 Ke6
7.Bxd8
lTHRICEl 2 years ago
6. .. Nf6
apsuhos4u 2 years ago
I noticed that at about 2:08 in the video the c6 knight could've captured white's queen instead of the king, but he would've been down a pawn. I think I would've done that though to be able to still castle.
johndeerishere 2 years ago
Thanks for the video.. Keep making more..
topshonuff 2 years ago
Your first scenario, around 5:33. Why does black move his king to defend the c7 pawn? Why not move the queen from e4 to e5? Maybe I'm missing something, but it seems it's a far smarter move, as the queen then protects the pawn from fork, and black doesn't lose castle.
Blazhei 2 years ago
Great question. White can respond to e5 with f4, now forcing black to move his queen away from protecting the c7 pawn. Once the queen moves white can play Nxc7, attacking the king and rook.
Hopefully this helps. Thanks for checking out the vid.
thechesswebsite 2 years ago
*facepalm* Oh, duh, yeah, I didn't even notice that. I guess I was just too preoccupied subconsciously with the idea of not breaking the white defensive castle to see it. Thanks!
Blazhei 2 years ago
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 and now black can avoid the double pawn and even after taking the knight on c6 with the d pawn, black has a slight advantage in development since the bishop can come out now.
scentlesstaste 2 years ago
for my self i prefer the scoth gambit the most agressive variation
gtamateur 2 years ago
what about .. when he takes on c6 with that knight .. is a line when you just play Qf6... you have treat on f2.. and also you take that knight from c6...
florinungurean2001 2 years ago
not quite sure i follow the question, can you type out the move order list?
thechesswebsite 2 years ago
in the first mainline when Nb5 Bxc3 bxc3 then couldn't the queen go c6 instead of moving the king?
JCDstan 2 years ago
his knight is currently on the c6 square.
thechesswebsite 2 years ago
easily my favorite opening
sinistril 2 years ago
what if they check with the black bishop instead of taking the knight.
Mr1700 2 years ago
7:13 Qf6 enables black to take knight with d-pawn
dpredarski 2 years ago 6
tell me more man
this is what i already know
arpitsh26 2 years ago
superb opening i liked it
raghul2hacker 2 years ago
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fezzjr 2 years ago
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fezzjr 2 years ago
what do we take the queen with?
thechesswebsite 2 years ago
you messed something up fezzjr
SrbijaDavidp 2 years ago