Opening · played as White

Scotch Game

3.d4 blows the center open on move three. Forcing, theory-light, and full of open lines, Kasparov's surprise weapon turned club favorite.

A position this opening is aiming for.

You play
White
Variations covered
50

The main line

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bc4 Ne5 8.Be2 Qg6

Some of the variations

…and 44 more in the trainer.

Train it

ChessReflex drills the branch points where a line splits rather than making you replay it move by move, so a repertoire this size is a handful of decisions instead of hundreds of moves. Free, and no account needed to start.

Open Scotch Game