Scotch Gambit

[@jimbonguyen]

Good information but more importantly, good talking tempo. I appreciate how you get to the point and there's no or very little fluff, and definitely no "um....uh...." that turns a 15-minute video into 45 minutes of torture that usually ends after the first 2 minutes. (Yes, I'm thinking of specific GMs from other chess channels.)

[@PayGEngineer]

yeah I agree 😂 they definitely need to take some speech classes. I love agadmator's videos but man listening to "but uhhh......." for 10-15 seconds at a time 4x per minute.. makes u wanna bang your head

[@prplt]

I just watch at 3.0x speed 😂

[@adamleckius2253]

Drinking game: drink every time he says "again". Preferably do it with scotch of course

[@blowbiden8190]

Scotch ❤ i dont drink a lot though. I drink pure shots so getting a responsible dosage is easy, I don't even have to think about it. I used to drink too much beer all the time, super unhealthy

[@dennisberceles7387]

Maybe he's a repeater during his high school days hahaha

[@boxofcans461]

@@dennisberceles7387 he was high in school 🚬

[@lutherbandos1091]

And now I’m stuck in an endless cycle

[@newyorker122]

He sacrifices HIS SOBRIETY!!!!

[@gabrielf8094]

This variation is strong, but it is nowhere near as strong as the “throbbing scotch” variation. Not even strong players such as xQc have a chance against it

[@chesswebsite]

Underrated comment.

[@i_______i________i_______i6073]

Wow,reply on a 8yo vedio :0 :0 :0

[@priyanshraj2215]

T H R O B B I N G

[@locutusdborg126]

Came for the chess, stayed for the scotch.

[@albertocarrillobasaldua9764]

Excelente

[@gregcrawford1372]

Good comment!

[@magnusjohansson295]

This seems like a great fun, sound and aggressive opening! I think I'm gonna buy a book about it.

[@pinkyadnani2110]

Yeah it is great opening

[@zerr0ww]

This is a fantastic chess lesson!! Thank you so much for not only showing a brilliant opening but for covering all the different lines that players can take, not just the ones that seem obvious to good players. I suck at chess but really want to improve so it can be hard to understand "standard" openings. So thanks so much for covering all of the lines that black could make in response, even the seemingly obvious ones where black get put in check mate in like 3 moves lol. I really appreciate it!

[@Ariking777]

His voice kinda reminded me of Walter Junior's... Your videos are awesome, by the way.

[@ikallibby]

LMAO this backhanded compliment im dead

[@JNeedels]

I like the way you've been starting these videos. Straight to the lpThis is a very powerful toolkit of moves

[@bartverlinden1508]

Cliché opening, gambit easy to remind, lot's of easy patterns of variations. Study this for a couple of days and it's printed in your brain. Perfect! Thanks KeviN!

[@SuperShakespeare]

I love Gambit lines and play it with big success - Kings Gambit - Smith morra - but I never heard of this one - definitely something I will try

[@scottjacobson2482]

I've enjoyed experimenting with this gambit and the video helps me with some basic approaches, thank you

[@joez1369]

Your speaking tempo and diction is absolutely the best! Just "cut to the chase". No tiresome monologues or chess trivia included!

[@faezhas]

i love your explanation..nice and clear..i think it is really helpful to beginners & average players like me

[@chesswebsite]

Glad it was helpful!

[@АлександрЗибик-ь5с]

Your videos are very helpful.

[@cndjx]

Kevin, always a pleasure! Thank you!

[@oliviamou60]

this is one of my favorite videos, love what you do!

[@swsmp]

when is the part where white loses in 6 moves?

[@johnnyj5060]

Love all of your videos! Been playing this lately and often times, on black’s fifth move they go NE4. Would love to see a little bit of discussion on that…

[@Masterpaintingnowlearn2draw]

Yeah. Great channel, BTW. You go over 4 variations that black might make,Bishop to c5, Bb4, Kf6, etc. What if he put Queen to F6 instead of the knight? What would be the best line for that?

[@beyondthecamera333]

My favourite opening!

[@ikavinkishore9953]

Kevin you forgot to cover the last variation . which is two nights defense . Please cover it

[@Emd_Sniper]

I have a question what to do if queen pins the pawn to the king instead of removing their knight? The two knights defense

[@PavBhaji314]

You really helped me boost my rating Good work😊😊

[@mammeljuice]

what happens if black defends with knight to e5 to cancel the threat on f7?

[@stefanosmitsios7694]

How do you defend that ???

[@canova4491]

The best gambit kars gambit

[@DDazzle1989]

Yea sorry, rook and i misstyped i meant g8. As you said he moved his rook and cannot longer castle. Is it a good move or just stupid?

[@2nd47]

If 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 then 5. e5... What if black plays ...d5 attacking or bishop with his stacked pawn. Does white have a viable attack after this move?

[@LiveGrenade7]

To help remember all this I just think if black moves his bishop at all, then you play pawn c3, then remember the bishop momentary sacrifice, the bishop forking the two knights on e5, and if he plays the queen to e7 or knight c6 to just castle.

[@sleepyeyeguy]

Hey Kevin, could you make a video where black actiually makes good moves and possibly equalizes (without handing white the initiative and holding on for dear life)? ... if there already is one do you think you could send me a link or something? Thanks!

[@soloviolino]

How does Vienna Gambit compare in effectiveness with the Scotch Gambit? Which is easier to play, with less theory? And which is more aggressive?

[@tubewatcher38]

Luv the scotch gambit ! Learned a couple new ideas here. Good video.

[@shatteredNirvana]

A great video as always! What do you recommend if black follows up white's 4.Bc4 with ..Qe7?

[@janwillemaltink2216]

I play with Qh5 sometimes, but a few moves later. instead of Qh5 on 2 minutes 16, you can also just take the pawn on f7 with the knight right? cause after ...Nxf7, Bxf7-Kxf7 you can also fork the bishop and the king with Qh5+.

[@BrisLS1]

Thanks, I like this opening too.

[@BrisLS1]

I was white and had a Bishop on F7, Knight on G5, and his King went E7. So out of check, and no place for me to bring any more pieces without being blocked or losing a piece. I guess the garden spot would be white Knight on E5, then tons of room to bring the house up the right side wherever the king tries to go..

[@amitdashore]

what about 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 ed4 4. Bc4 d6.. d6 may prevent e5 while the black can go on developing his king side pieces..?

[@drdwitte]

After 4. ... Bc5 5 c3! is also quite good. This transposes to the italian game after Nf6 but if black play dxc3 which most players do we have Bxf7+ followed by Qd5+ picking up the bisshop, the remaining position is very upleasant for black

[@user-ts2co4ov5h]

I never ever take on C3, just push my pawn to D3..

[@mrniyi]

You missed a very possible move. Immediately white plays Bc4 black can very well respond with h7h6. That blocks the knights advance outpost move and a very interesting defensive twist.

[@mazharsayed7161]

Make avideo on magnus vs vidit gujarati latest match which is the shortest in the tournamnat

[@jluke6861]

Thank you for this Great Video.

[@vsprasannaa]

im sorry my above analysis was wrong,black has the saving Qe7 much later in this line, and that leads to -+.

[@MyOm100]

Why not play d5 instead of Ng4 after white has played e5 after 4. Nf6)?

[@joebazooks]

i do really like this opening, though. over the past few years, either i haven't seen it played or haven't noticed it. :/

[@prestonevans9994]

The bishop c5 line is similar the the evans gambit but you're gambiting the d pawn rather than the b pawn

[@TheStar270]

Kevin, have you ever played against any of the other guys from youtube on chesscube?

[@vsprasannaa]

Also the Bb4 variation that you discuss, if black plays Bd6 white need not castle and lose time,he can directly go for e5! and then use the theme of queen check on d5 to snarl back the piece...the knight on c6 isnt doing much in the combination since its nullified by white knight on f3! Ok what im basically trying to tell in my 3 comments posted here is that white has much sharper play in this variation,maybe you can cover these in much more detail in your forthcoming videos,thanks!:)

[@qwertyfinger]

surprised you didnt mention Nxf2, Kxf2, dxc3+ in the line at 6:27

[@iandunrossstruan]

This has become my favourite opening with white after I fell for the Bxf7+ as black in a league game. 4... h6 5. 0-0 Bc5 6. c3 dxc3 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qd5+ Ke8 9. Qxc5. I then played 9. Qe7 hoping to swap queens and cover my king with the knight, but the guy played 10. Nxc3. I spent about 10 minutes trying to work out what the hell I'm missing, finally took his queen. When he started swearing under his breath I finally relaxed...

[@chessclips8206]

nice openings

[@preilly101]

You should've mentioned a dutch/goring gambit transition in the 3rd variation shown if white castles

[@chesswebsite]

It's been less than a week.

[@icarusash2241]

Still after 8 years ,your videos are gold :-)

[@oldgrub]

@@icarusash2241 stfu necro

[@edwardrust3197]

Jesus s0nsais calm down. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion.

[@oldgrub]

Edward Rust cringe

[@edwardrust3197]

Cringe urself for randomly insulting someone

[@Masterpaintingnowlearn2draw]

I imagine it would still be pawn to d5, but then black Qg6, now white has to protect pawn at g2, so either, g2 to g3 or Nh5, but then N can take pawn at e5, so I imagine g3 is better than nh5.

[@njstuckey]

I like this new uploading schedule!!

[@northmd]

hi

[@benjaminkilgore7665]

If the black knight goes to e4, why would I move the bishop to d5 fork both knights? Won't black just take on f2 forking my queen and rook? Then I'll have to move the queen, and I'll lose the rook. I never know how to really deal with this. At low level chess they always fork the queen and rook.

[@batfang5583]

In the variation where white takes the bishop on e7 with the pawn, can't black just take the pawn with the queen? That puts white in check and will force white to move the king, preventing him from castling later on. Bishop to e3 loses the bishop when the pawn captures it, and if white blocks with the queen on e2, then black trades queens forcing the white king to move so he can't castle. Look at about 13 minutes in. Can someone address this? Thanks.

[@imadethistosubscribetochie8408]

Bat Fang yeah black can do that but he's would still be down a piece

[@ΠαύλοςΓαδ]

correct , but white has one piece more .

[@MrSupernova111]

My kind of opening! I love it! hahaha

[@jeffreese1828]

But what if he doesn't move the opening pieces the way you have them set out ? I was trying to set this up on my chess computer and I moved my e pawn , he moved his g knight , I moved my g knight and he took my unprotected e pawn with his g knight. So much for the Scotch game.

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

Another wonderful video! Thank you, Kevin. I'm wondering about advice for Ne4? I've actually seen that and wondered at the bet response. Does anyone have any recommendations?

[@Buddha_Boon]

What if black play Qf6 after putting the white bishop on Bc4

[@henkoosterink8744]

c3

[@Masterpaintingnowlearn2draw]

If I choose e5 for white, then qg6 for black, instead of castling Houdini plays knight g5, which is such a great move. Because if black doesn't Nh6, then white goes Bxf7 check. If black does go Nh6, then Bd3 and queen is trapped. dead.

[@Gamatov]

Then Nb4! looks strong.

[@Bsangram007]

In this opening after we give up the pawn , then we develop the bishop . after that it turns out that the black queen to e7 is a great move. i am having a hard time to play against it.please is there something i am missing .

[@ColeMedin]

Wow I've learned so much from you! Thank you!

[@beertie1]

@7:30 wat if black d8 to f6 you can take de bisop he takes your rock what do you play than ?

[@miraclenitasha1388]

this is an amazing opening

[@northmd]

k

[@jalster2]

Great gambit! At 14:00, why not take F7 with the Bishop? King takes Bishop, knight checks, followed by Queen takes knight?

[@RetroChromebookGamer]

no, when the knight checks the king hides on g8, then your queen captures 'useless' (when compared to the value of the bishop you lost) knight on g4, black plays h6 you retreat knight followed by black d6 winning the pawn with tempo on your queen and suddenly you have the stuck center king with zero development while black has two deep centralized passed pawns!!!!

[@RetroChromebookGamer]

Plzdontattack on top of that you are still down a pawn

[@vexeddino]

d5 cant be played because Bxd5 and it is protected by the pawn on e4

[@natsudragneel9611]

What do I do when I play with friends who make weird moves? For instance, after black takes the pawn on D4 I bring out my bishop and Black just brings out pawn to B5. I don't want to move the bishop twice and I certainly don't want it to be taken. What do I do in a situation like this?

[@buzzbloomfield2754]

This is a great question I hear from a lot of players who are first studying the game. Often when we discuss bookish moves like this, we're discussing "best moves" or "most probable moves" ... A good video will also tell you "what each side is thinking / trying to achieve" in these positions... so if your friend plays a "weird move" you can be like "aha, now I can continue with my plan" such as a center pawn push or rapid development...or you can recognize a severe weakness with his "weird move' which might allow you to perform a known trap.... Basically, when weird stuff happens, two great ideas are to --- take a breather and think "can I continue with my plan" or "is he putting himself in a tactical trap?"

[@natsudragneel9611]

Buzz Bloomfield Thank you! That was a very good explanation!

[@mustochio123]

at around 5:20 onwards, you mention the pawn move d5, following the bishop moving to b5. why not then move black's knight to e4 following afterwards? I haven't massively analysed it but at least seems to add strength to both of those moves in that combination. No?

[@mustochio123]

Sorry, I meant e4

[@ironfibre]

12:03 the black knight can just take on f2. Forcing white's king to take and can't castle on both sides. Will this affect white's performance?

[@istacos]

rook e1 to add extra protection to that pawn on e5.

[@ItsMeReborn]

3:43 when blacks king takes the bishop and then you check with the queen, if king goes back to e8 isnt it better to check with Qh5 and if black moves his pawn up, then Qxc5 and then if black takes the pawn on h2 you recapture with the bishop attacking the rook

[@hunterazaola]

Why decided to exchanges or excited to exchanges. But i like this gambit Paul Murphy use this opening.

[@user-ts2co4ov5h]

Morphy also played the black side

[@danieledry9426]

12:12 moving pawn to d6 wont be good because the white pawn will take knight at f6 and in the next move he will take bishop at e7

[@freedih]

what about Qf6 for black.

[@perkalov]

This is a good opening to learn if you are an agressive new player. I personally like the various openings where white pushes d4 (Two Knights Defense, Skotch Game/Gambit, Italian Gambit). However, you should go deaper from time to time, whites fifth move 0-0 (2:33), followed Nf6 links over to Max Lange(witch ofc can be reach from Two Knights Defense as well as Scotish Gambit), whitch is sufficiantly agreassive. A lot of players will play Nf6 since it looks natural (however, Qf6 looks like a good way to equalize for black and still keep it complicated?). 2:45, if you are going to link over to Göring Gambit, why not play c3 as move four and avoid the possibility 3.-- Nf6 (linking over to Two Knights defense)?

[@fzhire]

perkalov I'm not aggressive haha... I'm more like a constrictor... squeezing squeezing... dead...

[@klimtkiller]

dont u win the bisop if u do Qd5, threatening checkmate? (Instead of taking f7 with bishop)

[@simonkull6289]

Queen E7 defends mate and protects bishop

[@fllavour]

13:11 "human component"? ):

[@quantummath]

that was pretty cool, thanks for the video.

[@losif4957]

7:00 Qd5 looks better than just sacrificing the bishop, the black bishop would be picked up for free, am i missing something?

[@rustyflex9735]

Thanks for this video that is really helpful 👍👍🙏🙏

[@robertolazary2807]

thanks for sharing!

[@MrFredchester]

it's dangerous when you may pin down the Queen, but in this variation you have to move the King and loose castling rights

[@corpse1a]

Mostly in my games i improvise. But that realy gives awsome opportunities and win in 26 moves. The game was... 1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.d4exd4 4.Bc4d6 5.Ng5Ne5 *** 6.Bb3h6 7.f4hxg5 8.fxe5dxe5 9.Qf3f6 10.Bxg5Bb4+ 11.c3dxc3 12.bxc3Ba5 13.O-OBb6+ 14.Be3Ne7 15.Bxb6axb6 16.Rd1Bd7 17.Be6Bxe6 18.Rxd8+Rxd8 19.Na3c6 20.Rd1Ra8 21.c4Ra4 22.Qb3b5 23.Nxb5Bxc4 24.Nd6+Kf8 25.Nxc4b5 26.Nd6Rc4

[@TheCrimsonOffal]

At 13:35 what if black plays d7-d5 counterattacking our bishop?

[@heavymetal1ization]

they never fall for it lmaooo

[@pablobruise1388]

Main line good for black is skipped: @ 13:47 black should play P-Q4 (d5). Now PxN is met by ..PxB, as there is no Bishop on e7, White cannot play PxB.

[@quxzt33]

Why did carlsen and vidit agreed a 6 move draw playing a scotch.

[@mistertoad6497]

Because Carlsen had a stomach bug and Vidit was naturally happy to draw with the WCC.

[@jxcess3891]

after Nxf7 black should play Bb4+

[@drdwitte]

which implies you have achieved what you want? White is definitely better in that case. This line is in Chess Openings For White explained (Lev Alburt) and he considers it close to winning for white

[@raahishah5087]

This was amazing and very agressiv

[@lisawu1437]

after moving the pawn to attack a knight at 13:34, what if black moves Qe7?

[@perkalov]

That looks horrible... you are blocking in the bishop with the queen, so the queen will have to take an other tempo soon'ish.5 e5 Qe76 0-0And black is in a heap of trouble.6 -- Ng4Seems to be the only decent reply, but white get a lot of development for that pawn.5. -- Ng4 or 5. -- Ne4 are good solid moves.

[@hrudayvairagade4151]

guys whenever we put a threat to knight by pawn why cant the knight cone to g4

[@dementedchicken1]

I mean when the bishop is at c5

[@drdwitte]

Castle! Qe7 is very dangerous for black, he cannot take the pawn since queen and king are on one line. If my opponent play Qe7 I am very happy!

[@alachabre]

13:35 and onward, the by far most played response to e5 is ...d5, and it is not even hinted at in the video. In fact, this can probably be considered the main line of the Scotch Gambit, and deserves no attention at all?

[@UGB6WX]

I would imagine you could just do Bb5, just like the other cases that black pushes d5. Seems to be losing for black in the same sense of when black replied with Ng4, only now he's purposely allowing a double attack on the c6 knight with Nxd4. 7...Nxe5? Qe2 pin, followed by 9. f4. Even with 8...Qe7 to block, still going to lose something. Wherever the knight may move to safety, say Ng6, just go 10. Nxc6, and there's your free piece (bxc6? Bishop fork rook with Bxc6+). That's just how I see it playing out. You also might just castle like in the video if Ng4 comes after d4 and Bb5, but I'm pretty sure the Nxd4 line suits the position best. Stops black from ever having time or a good reason to do a6

[@alachabre]

UGB6WX Do a little more research. Like I said, 5...d5 is the main reply to 5.e5. Yes, White then usually plays 6.Bb5, Black plays 6...Ne4 and off we go, we're playing chess. If it were a losing line, it would hardly be the line most players use, grandmasters or otherwise. Don't believe me, do your own research. It's the main line.

[@UGB6WX]

Ah I see. It does seem not really bad with Ne5 after all. I still like white's position a little more but it's definitely playable. Thanks for suggesting I do some research.

[@shaneguan2985]

Antero, This video shows what happens when black accepts the offered pawn on d4. This is a totally acceptable move as it lets black take a pretty much free pawn. NOTE the lines played here in this video are all for white, so they don't show the best moves for black. for great examples of how black should play go here www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1021493

[@fuckingSickOfCreepyG]

By far the best move for black is exd4. The second best is Nxd4 but after Nxd4 exd4 Qxd4, material is even and white is MUCH better on development. Almost anything else allows d5 which gives white massive advantage. This gambit is quite playable, and in many lines it transposes to a Max Lange attack. Yes, black can equalise but he needs to know more theory than white to do so. Below master level this is a perfectly useful tool.

[@trevinomt24]

cool...I think I found my new default opening for white

[@TheKhooger]

Thank you...i always play Scotch game. I want to know more about Scotch! Thank you! Bow*

[@sonipolakian4256]

Nice video

[@power77house53]

At 5:42 when bishop forks both knights. Black could just move his knight on e4 to f2 and fork rook and queen. Now white cannot castle or white will lose a queen or rook