The Scotch Game - Chess Openings Explained

[@andrew19991]

2:27 Göring Gambit (4. c3) 5:37 Scotch Gambit (4. Bc4) 10:01 Main Line, 4... Bb4+ 12:33 Main Line, 4... Bc5; Magnus Carlsen vs. Peter Leko (2009) 31:02 Main Line, 4... Nf6; Garry Kasparov vs. Etienne Bacrot (2000)

[@bigbrother5024]

Great work, Jonathan! Explaining "side-lines" that are good for beginner/intermediate practical or blitz games is much more interesting than only seeing deep, engine-optimized GM lines that require perfect memorization.

[@rosiefay7283]

Granted, there are some lines where accurate play is critical. But except in cases like those, "perfect memorization" isn't required any more than in side lines, is it?

[@FruityMcGee]

I love this channel.

[@xx_theartfuldodger_xx1105]

+Fruity McGee One of the best, if not thee best, chess channel.

[@radiomir190]

Pascal Michel i

[@menm8903]

Me noo

[@unknownchristian341]

Me too

[@road_to_gm123]

I love how he gets less and less nervous as he talks ❤

[@edschillenger8356]

I kinda like this guy. He's straightforward, to the point and doesn't go off on tangents. I'll throw my hat into the ring and suggest maybe the Grunfeld?

[@Vaurikaise]

this truely is a great educational video on the scotch as it goes into a lot of opening and middlegame ideas instead of just focusing heavily on theory.

[@KidGalore]

Nice series, really like this opening. Compliments to Jonathan for talking slower and being more relaxed wich really helps to enjoy it more. Keep up the great lessons and continue to slow down the talking! Looking forward to the 2016 series.

[@jamesgray4654]

When you said "they mostly don't know what to do" that's so true! I intend to make it my main opening for awhile since it seems solid and has some life. Also gluttonously it's my word of the day

[@Stupidiusity]

I came here because as black, I keep getting rekt online by this opening.

[@resultsocialmedia]

I like how he said that the Knight was harrassing pieces. Its my new thing to say. LOL

[@khahamdebbarma2583]

It is so hard for me to defend against the scotch when I play as black

[@elliotekg]

"Some people don't like losing positions." Oh really?

[@tigercheetah9205]

@Harper Jos Grifith 🤣

[@alexandrem4876]

False I like it . Lose a queen early and win the game with en extra pawn

[@ilyaibrahimovic9842]

"Some people like to be better for a long time" such a Finegold-like comment

[@01theblackknight]

Whoo! I actually requested this one. Seeing this is an early Christmas present.

[@01theblackknight]

+Fabian Day I mean er... late Christmas present.

[@floppa7766]

Merry (belated) Christmas to you!

[@kratoskiller2314]

Immediately destroyed by the legend, Moist Cr1tikal.

[@spanishfly7709]

This is why I don't use the scotch opening yes you're going for diagonal lines to try to get to the king in the corner but it leaves you critically open like moistcritkal shows us.

[@classifier_6611]

The Throbbing Scotch variation

[@djosephsss]

​​@wooshifgay462scotch is refuted by gm moist cr1tikal sorry

[@sassytabasco]

​@@classifier_6611The throbbing gambit

[@Swysho]

​@@djosephsss hes not even a gm ...

[@arnihockey]

Some say that driking scotch while playing this openings give you better chance, is it true?

[@donaldtheducktrump5097]

It makes you daring enough to sac the pawns

[@lamsimpson5215]

Your name LOL

[@eduardovasquez2689]

very true. the more scotch you drink, the more better you get. this is science

[@omkardeshpande818]

😢😢 just forget everything

[@grantdillon3420]

Dr Drunkenstein agrees

[@ldeans5620]

Thanks for the enjoyable and insightful presentation

[@delrioj17]

This was wonderful. Thank you for posting. Would love to see a video on the Queen's gambit and the related Albin Counter gambit.

[@REMOnZter]

Great lecture, looking forward to more of these :)

[@KingAlpen]

why does the intro music sound like the hardest grim beat never used

[@japphan]

I would love a video on the Dutch, especially the stonewall variation from Black's point of view.

[@articshreder3569]

Can the next be one the chigorin defense please?

[@colinvandermeer]

Love this series

[@kamiodd2873]

It's 2020 :) thank you for teaching a newbie how to play this opening :). Love your content. Keep it coming

[@jerasong2196]

Wow glad to see I'm not the only one in 2020 watching this. Got to search this up when I got crushed by it haha

[@Znmann]

thanks Jonathan your lectures are straight to the point and very informative. good joob

[@ElNightmareYT]

6. Nb5 is actually a very interesting line "Blumenfeld Attack", if your oponent doesn't know theory he can say byebye. I actually beat an IM thanks to that :)

[@saiashwin26]

Yeah, it’s a very tricky line. I don’t know why Schrantz completely dismissed it, pretty poor teaching there.

[@gabrielsantosm.3415]

Awesome lecture!

[@loganblankenship7436]

the Steinitz variation with e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Qh4 is very interesting for black against the scotch. wish it would have got some attention

[@same9322]

Why would i use this if i can use the wooden sheild?

[@Protostar9]

That is a master-level tactic not an opening

[@same9322]

@@Protostar9 oh i see

[@dimifisher]

My favourite opening, thanx!

[@FerranCasarramona]

I have interest in Rui Lopez, the exchange variant. Congratulations for all those videos.

[@thegorn]

Ferran Casarramona *Ruy Lopez

[@kruksog]

Don't play the Ruy Lopez unless you're over 2000. It's a super theoretical, positional opening. If you're over 2000, well, I figure you can work the Ruy out on your own. Lots of GMs play it; watch their games.

[@andrecamaraferreiradacosta8575]

Amazing Job!! Many thanks to this channel!!

[@The5trongmonkey]

love the end tactic

[@danielbarreto465]

thanks i been playing the scotch a lot. this gives me a lot of ideas. great video .

[@siavashs1925]

can some one explain why in the minute 35:42 white doesn't En Passant the pawn onF5?! I really want to know!

[@boudewijnoudemans1058]

probably because king to f7 and than rook to E8 pinning the queen to the king

In 40:13, if you take the g6 pawn with the rook, rook takes back and then you take the f5 pawn with the bishop, forking king and rook and getting two pawns.

[@sayafkhan748]

Thanks for the masterpiece. Yet missed one amazing trap in the Scotch with the knight jumping to g5 and sacrificing itself on f7

[@chrischrysafis90]

At 35:44 after f5 why no exf en passant with check?

[@francoisb513]

I Asked me the same question. I think that sooner or later there will be Re8

[@antoniorubioaldehuela1168]

Chris Chrysafis you just leave the centre to blacks and that check is easy to defend

[@BrisLS1]

10:10 As White, I took the knight on D4, Black took back with his knight, I took back with the Queen, and then did not know what to do. I was stuck in the middle of the board with a Queen pointing at nothing and blocked by my own pawn on E4.

[@technowey]

Thank you for another great video.

[@balaclavallama]

6:50 can someone explain how the "white is having all the fun"?

[@balaclavallama]

@PP thank you

[@bigmac329190]

Do one on the classical French. All I have seen is variations so far of it.

[@АндрейКорочкин-м4л]

Sicilian, Kan variation please!

[@jamesfoy4062]

Please could you cover the Modern Scandinavian Defense, which is where you play Nf6 instead of Qxd5. Even though its not that popular could you go over it as a secret weapon to use?

[@ldeans5620]

All these great discussions make me want to visit St. Louis. Who would have thought?

[@matiasclavell7244]

35:45 after pawn e5 why kasparov didnt take it en passant + check?

[@jamescrozier1019]

I asked the same thing just now and decided to look for answers. Not sure why no one replied you good question

[@erayne1120]

Why doesn't he talk about the option with the knight trade at the start?

[@kanavkohli794]

because that will almost never happen at a decent level it is immediately good for white with the queen and pawn in the center, only bad black players will do that

[@erayne1120]

Happens 95% of the time at my elo 😂

[@fatihklc3506]

why not exf5 35:49

[@mr_niceman]

EXPO ...Nxf5, attacks queen and get to safety, so what’s the point of the attack then?

[@haydengreen9984]

at 13:50 is QH4 possible too cause the next move is check and also winning knight

[@lucafabi9218]

Most interesting, thank you!

[@choseneball3526]

12:17 i almost died! he slid it in smooth, what a float what a goat

[@Zaayir]

at 35:44, doesn't ...f5 lose a piece to exf6+ followed by capturing the black knight?

[@connormccartney1604]

exf6 then you lose queen

[@ATRMvideos]

shades of finegold

[@Johnsli]

18:00 Isnt that just the loss of a knight and bishop for a rook, mostly concidered a bad trade? Stockfish just says position is 0,0 after this exchange. Engine seems to like Nd2 first better.

[@lamsimpson5215]

at 35:42 after f5 why didn't he do exf6 en pessant winning the knight because the queen gives check???

[@drpwnursoxoff]

after exf6, king moves to f7, threatening to recapture the pawn. if you take the knight with cxd5, black plays Re8, pinning the queen to the king. white has no way to defend the pawn from being recaptured so at best it's a pawn trade, and the rook is still threatening to pin the queen.

[@d3ed0c]

at 40:10 isn't the pawn on g6 hanging? if Rxg6 Rxg6 Bxf5+

[@MDawgProductions]

Great video

[@00Mass00]

What if black at 24:03 did Nh4, that would make for some interesting issues for white.

[@ch2263]

I'd be interested to see a video about the Traxler attack.

[@perkalov]

There are a few good ones around that will give you an idea on how to play Traxler countergambit.

[@knowledgeisthesuccesspath739]

no word for this channel and gj chess

[@juanricardogarciagarcia8106]

Agresiva apertura con múltiples variantes de cálculo,con explicación estratégica dinámica y práctica gracias dé Cd Juárez Chihuahua México

[@AndrewIsbell]

Modern Benoni please!

[@balintgg]

I think they already did Benoni.

[@nb664rbk]

Balint Gyapjas yeah but he asked it about two years ago

[@cruelpirate78]

perhaps you should have also mentioned the Qh4 line briefly

[@psilohead]

How about the wing gambit in the Sicilian defense?

[@rekilfc8363]

The SLCC videos are great

[@draganaivankovic345]

Can you do a lecture about modern scandinavian defense please?

[@Sei783]

He is just killing that water. We should send him a case.

[@Droggel07]

What if at 13:55 Qd5 and if Pxc6 ... Qxc5?

[@neighbourhoodgaming1484]

35:46 was en passent not invented???

[@jaxx4040]

I don't know if you will see this but, could you do a video on Rut Lopez Norwegian variation nightingale gambit

[@veruslupus]

Smith Mora gambit please.

[@CGoldthorpe]

The reason(see previous comment) is this Ne7 (6:45) is wrong, Nxd4! leaves black not losing!

[@Learnnorwegiannow]

Chess is sometimes so challenging that I wish to change my hobby :-D

[@TremendousSax]

If black takes the e pawn and white plays Nb5, black can insert Bxe3. When the smoke clears black loses the right to castle but ends up with two minor pieces for a rook as the knight on a8 cannot return to safety.

[@coltonlybarger2551]

At 22:53 does bishop e4 kicking the queen and then bishop d4 trapping the queen and the only way out is to block with th knight and then you take on e5 with pawn not win a piece

[@dominicbuob7674]

( I'm new to chess and do not go to a chess club) If I could play the Scotch Gambit very well. Why would I not play it in a rated game? The whole reason is too win so why would it be bad to play a way that the Cp thinks is not good? If you get rated after the pc would not every game be the same if you would want to reach max level?

[@dominicbuob7674]

Sorry if I'm ignorant and just say stupid things but I do not understand that

[@arsenalfanrichi]

The reason people shouldn't think like a computer is because computers base decisions on pure calculation, many many times more than that of the most astute grandmaster. Resulting in at times seemingly unplayable positions with linear possibilities already known by a computer but perplexing to a human observer. As A human doesn't possess the ability to calculate like this, a more philsophical and broad approach is reccommended.

[@dominicbuob7674]

Qqarsenalfanrichi okey thank you.

[@hjvsloveisdead]

can i be so bold as to ask for an in depth look into the Catalan?...please

[@mansijeswani4678]

pls do the wade variation of french defence

[@levitheentity4000]

13:09 MainLine that's what I usually play in my games

[@michiundgeraldunterwegs6343]

great video!

[@TheBongoJeff]

Why not En passant at 35:46 ??

[@parishfletcher5567]

can u please go into the Moeller attack for black ( variation of the Roy Lopez)

[@brandonflorida1092]

So rapid, that it's hard to absorb.

[@HugePopCorn]

It's not that common but can the next video cover the Bird's Opening ?

[@CheapShotFail]

+beer patzer Funny enough, I just saw a game over the holidays with the Bird on the top board in the expert section where white was dominating by move 25 or so. Either way, it's perfectly fine especially if you know what you're doing.

[@dexterhubbard7283]

ur amazing!!!.. any ideas for study plan???...

[@antoniobennazar5418]

thank you so much

[@augustseptember3778]

thx Jonathan

[@Wi11daThri11]

HOLD UP! At 35:45, black can capture the just-moved f5 pawn with e5-to-f6 check -- winning for white. Someone please tell me if/how I'm wrong?

[@c3physics772]

Can you suggest me a good book for opening oriented planning and development of chess games

[@akerbeltz1233]

Where can I send a petition? I want you to explain a specific opening, but I don't know how to submit it.

[@colinvandermeer]

+Víctor Vela Just write it in the comments

[@romangargiulo8350]

Why not take the pawn with f5 (pass) at 35:48 giving check and threatening mate?

[@Mr100JUMPS]

After exf6+ probably black plays Kf7.Then white cannot take knight on d5 because of Re8 pinning the queen to the king.So He might have to play Kd1 or something and then black plays Re8 and after the queen moves Nxf6 and black is okay,perhaps better

[@romangargiulo8350]

Yes, perhaps rook on e8 is too dangerous and black then regains the pawn instantly with his knight.

[@solosaroman]

In scotch gambit you the not play knight at d2,you play knight at c3 allowing for black to double your pawns,but that pawns will block black queenside

[@TakesTwoToTango]

There are a couple of openings I'd really like to see :). I REALLY like to fianchetto my bishops though... I'd love to see a video on the Pirc Defense!! Great video's, guys :)

[@helllothere4604]

please make a video on BLACKMAR DIEMER GAMBIT: ACCEPTED AND DECLINED AND IT'S DEFFERENT VARIATION. thank you !

[@CannaHeaven]

@ 35:46 wouldn't an (en passant) e5xf6+ be the best move for white?

[@questingbragi8820]

King´s Indian Defense please, including a game of Tal or Stein! :)

[@zevsider9540]

It is true drinnk scotch and win

[@ryou8820]

Was en passant playable in the game which would be discovered check

[@cnaudiyal]

I am beginner and have a question. At 21:15 minute, why not knight d5?

[@MagmaTeja]

King's Indian Defense next please :)

[@williamcampbell2001]

They did a great one on how to play against the Kings Indian defense

[@JimJWalker]

A time traveling chess player told me that the Scotch is the strongest reply to 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6. However, neither humans nor computer have figured this out yet. It will take another 25 year before this is discovered.

[@devanshraizadavaid3197]

Franco Sicilian please! 1. e4,c5 2. Bc4, e6

[@AxisofHonor25]

Suggestions: Kings Indian Attack, Rousseau gambit, Evans gambit accepted/declined