Originally posted by HurricaneConway125It's the scotch opening. Google it and have your questions answered.
When playing e4 e5 openings as black these days, I nearly always come up against this line and get totally stumped as to what to do against it: 1e4 e5 2Nf3 Nc6 3d4 now as black what do i play next?
Originally posted by HurricaneConway125In most cases black plays exd4 here... Find Scotch opening article in Wikipedia, they should have an extensive article of it...
When playing e4 e5 openings as black these days, I nearly always come up against this line and get totally stumped as to what to do against it: 1e4 e5 2Nf3 Nc6 3d4 now as black what do i play next?
Originally posted by HurricaneConway125exd4 is the only real response of any merit. White then recaptures with the knight, but black normally continues developing (ie Bc5) rather than exchanging knights, as this invites whites queen to a rather strong central square (now the c6 knight is gone whites queen is not easy to budge from here).
When playing e4 e5 openings as black these days, I nearly always come up against this line and get totally stumped as to what to do against it: 1e4 e5 2Nf3 Nc6 3d4 now as black what do i play next?
Its the Scotch, and you get to choose how the play develops after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 by:
4. ... Nf6 inviting the Mieses 5. Nxc6 bxc6 or the Scotch four knights 5.Nc3
4. ... Bc5 with either the Kasparov 5. Nxc6 or Classical 5. Be3
4. ... Qh4 Steinitz variation, which will get you a pawn, but White is good
4. ... Nxd4 and Black can defend the rest of the way. This isn't usually recommended, but it is played a lot at lower levels and once in a great while by stronger players.
The real trick here is to know your line. The Scotch main line doesn't get White a lot, but it is full of pitfalls and has lots of piece play. John Emms seems to like Black's chances in his Starting Out: The Scotch Game, while Gary Lane takes White's side in his book. Kasparov played the White side in some famous games, and Rublevsky has taken up the torch as well.