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10.Nxe5 dxe5 11.Qb3 (11.Qxd8+ Kxd8 12.Bxf7 Ke7 is also good for Black) 11...Qe7 12.Ba3 c5 does not give enough compensation for two pawns. White can deviate with 7.Qb3, when the old main line runs 7...Qe7 8.0-0 Bxc3, and here 9.Qxc3 gives White good compensation. Thus both John Watson and USCF master Mark Morss recommend 7...Bxc3+, in order to meet 8.Qxc3 with 8...Qf6! when White loses too much time with the queen. Thus White often continues 8.bxc3 when 8...Qe7 9.0-0 Nf6 can be met by 10.e5 (transposing back to lines arising from 7.0-0 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Nf6 9.e5, though these are insufficient for White) or the relatively unexplored 10.Bg5. Other deviations for White include 7.Ng5 and 6.Bg5.
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in which Black is known to have a satisfactory game. Black can instead accept the gambit with 5...dxc3, but this is riskier because White will gain a lead in development after 6.Bxf7+ Kxf7 7.Qd5+ and Qxc5. Alternatively, Black may decline the gambit with 5...d3, opening the diagonal for the bishop on
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Black can equalise by transposing to the Danish Declined with 4...d5, when the critical line runs 5.exd5 Qxd5 6.cxd4 Bg4 7.Be2 Bb4+ 8.Nc3 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 Qc4 (or 6...Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Bg4 8.Be2 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 Qc4, leading to the same position), often referred to as the Capablanca Variation in view of the strength
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If Black accepts the gambit with 4...dxc3, White can commit to sacrificing only one pawn with 5.Nxc3. Black's most critical response is generally considered to be 5...Bb4, when White does not get enough compensation after 6.Bc4 d6 7.0-0 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Nf6!, when 9.Ba3 Bg4 is insufficient and 9.e5 Nxe5
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with the risky 10.Be3, deters many players from employing this gambit. Equal endgames result after either 10.Qb3 Qxb3 11.axb3 Nge7 or 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.Qe2+ Qxe2+ 12.Kxe2 Ne7. If Black avoids steering for Capablanca's ending, e.g. with 6...Nf6 or 7...0-0-0 in the above lines, then White obtains good
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4...Qh4!? almost wins a pawn by force, but White gets a lead in development and attacking chances as compensation. As of 2005, White's most successful line has been 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Be2 Qxe4 7.Nb5 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Kd8 9.0-0, from which Black's awkwardly placed king has generally proven more significant than
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is often regarded as a mistake and an automatic slight advantage for White. While 3...d6 does defend the e5-pawn, it allows White to play 4.d5 and kick out the knight. The resulting line of 4...Nce7 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Ng6 allows White an imposing centre and better chances for winning. Opting to take on
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considers far more dangerous for Black. If Black does not accept the second pawn with 5...cxb2, then White can avoid Black's most critical response to 5.Nxc3 (5...Bb4 6.Bc4 d6). For instance, after 5...d6, White's best is 6.Nxc3, transposing back to the 5.Nxc3 d6 line. 5...Nf6 6.Nxc3 transposes to
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1855. The line has more recently appeared in grandmaster play, however, and seems to offer both sides approximately equal chances. Black can equalise with either 9...d5 (Black's latent threats of ...Nb4 and ...Re8+ prevent capturing the d5-pawn; if 10.Bf4 dxe4 11.Nd2 Re8 12.0-0-0 Bf5 and Black has
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often transposed to it via the move order 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3, when ...Nc6 for Black and Nf3 for White often followed. In general, the opening is unpopular at master level but is more popular at club level. It is recommended to study the Göring Gambit in connection with the Danish.
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5.Ng5!?, with the idea of 5...Nh6 (best) 6.Nxf7 Nxf7 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Qh5+ g6 9.Qxc5, regaining the material. This line violates normal opening principles by moving a piece twice, attacking before development is complete, and placing the queen where it is exposed to attack. For this reason it has
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Black's main alternative is 5...d6, which usually leads to complications and approximately equal chances after 6.Bc4 Nf6 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.Ng5 Ne5 9.Bb5 c6 10.f4, or 7.Ng5 Ne5 8.Bb3 h6 9.f4. 5...Bc5 is also playable, transposing to the Scotch Gambit after 6.Bc4 but cutting out the Bxf7+ possibility.
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considers 5...Nd5 a better try for equality, when White can continue 6.Bb5 a6 7.Ba4 Nb6 8.Bb3, 6.Qb3, 6.Bc4 or 6.cxd4. Another possibility is 4...Nge7 intending 5...d5, when the critical continuation is 5.Bc4 d5 6.exd5 Nxd5 7.0-0. According to IM
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piece play in return for the isolated d-pawn. White can deviate with 6...Bg4 7.Nc3, with the idea of meeting 7...Bb4 with 8.a3 (or 6...Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Bg4 8.a3) or the rare 5.Bd3, neither of which promise an advantage but which avoid those endings.
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e5 still scores poorly for Black, as 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8+ leaves Black in a losing dilemma: either take with the king and forgo castling rights (5...Kxd8), or to take with the c6-knight and lose the e5-pawn (5...Nxd8 6.Nxe5).
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which starts with 4.c3. White sacrifices one or two pawns in return for a lead in development, and typically follows up by putting pressure on f7 with Bc4, Qb3 and sometimes Ng5, while Nc3–d5 is another common motif. The
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to c6, Black cannot safely meet 6.Bxb2 with 6...d5. Instead, play often continues 6...d6 7.0-0 Be6 8.Bxe6 fxe6 9.Qb3 Qd7 or 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.Bc3 Nh6. 6...Bb4+ is the main alternative for Black, whereupon an approach with
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introduced it into master play in 1872, but while Göring's name is most often associated with the one-pawn gambit (5.Nxc3), Göring invariably used the double-pawn gambit with 5.Bc4. The gambit has been played by
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A beginner would probably enjoy such a 'combination', but in reality White has only succeeded in weakening his own position. His queen is now his only developed piece and will immediately be subjected to
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the 5.Nxc3 Nf6 line, 5...Bb4 is well met by 6.0-0 or 6.bxc3 (transposing to the Scotch Gambit), 5...Bc5 also transposes to the Scotch Gambit while 5...Be7?! (which is well met by 6.Qd5) transposes to the
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After 5.Nxc6, play almost always continues 5...Qf6 (Black does not lose a piece on c6 because he is threatening mate with 6...Qxf2) 6.Qd2 dxc6 7.Nc3, or 6.Qf3 dxc6 followed by either 7.Bc4 or 7.Nc3.
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5...Nf6 6.Bc4 can transpose back to 5...d6 lines after 6...d6, or Black can attempt to transpose to 5...Bb4 lines with 6...Bb4, but this allows 7.e5 d5 8.exf6 dxc4 9.Qxd8+ Nxd8 10.fxg7 Rg8 11.Bh6.
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from the Centre Game 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Nf3 Nc6). After 3...d6, White is better after 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.Bc4, or they may simply play 4.Bb5, when 4...exd4 5.Nxd4 Bd7 transposes to the
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by 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d4 exd4; however, this move order gives Black the option of avoiding the Scotch with 4...Bxd4. After 4.Bc4, Black can transpose into the 4.d4 exd4 line of the
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is possible, though rarely played today by strong players. It was popular in the 19th century, and receives five columns of analysis in Freeborough and Ranken's opening manual
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by exchanging their d-pawn for Black's e-pawn. Black usually plays 3...exd4, as they have no good way of maintaining their pawn on e5 (this same position can be reached by
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On 5.Nb3 play almost always continues 5...Bb6 6.Nc3, or alternatively 5...Bb6 6. a4 a6 7.Nc3. After 6.Nc3, White usually follows with (in some order) Qe2, Be3 or Bg5.
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5.c3, dubbed the Haxo Gambit by Eric Schiller, has little independent significance. Most popular and probably best is 5...Nf6, transposing into a variation of the
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in the 1840s, and the earliest game with it was probably played in 1843. The first game with the gambit accepted may be Meek–Morphy, New York 1857.
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Thus Black's most critical response is to take the second pawn with 5...cxb2 6.Bxb2. Unlike in the Danish proper, having committed the
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In the main line after 4.Nxd4, Black has two major options. Either 4...Bc5 or 4...Nf6 offers Black good chances for an equal game.
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also concludes that Black equalises after the alternative 4.Nxe5 Ne6 5.Bc4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.Be3 d6 9.Nd3 Nxe4 10.Nxe4 d5 (
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The Games of the Match of Chess Played Between The London and The Edinburgh Chess Clubs In 1824, 1825, 1826, 1827 and 1828
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Alternatively, White can transpose into the Danish by offering a second pawn with 5.Bc4 cxb2 6.Bxb2, an approach which
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of Black's concept in the game Marshall–Capablanca, Lake Hopatcong 1926. This line (which can also arise from the
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helped to re-popularise the Scotch when they used it as a surprise weapon to avoid the well-analysed
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to the Queen's Gambit), forcing White to either exchange queens or forgo the right to
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with 5...Ne7 6.Bc4 Nc6 7.Qd5 Qf6 8.0-0 Ne5 9.Be2 c6 10.Qb3 Ng6 11.f4 Bc5+ 12.Kh1 d6 (
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After the usual 3...exd4, White can respond with the main line 4.Nxd4 or can play a
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traditionally been considered inferior, perhaps influenced by the well-known game
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The Black response 4...Bb4+ to the Scotch Gambit is called the London Defence.
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On 5.Be3 play almost always continues 5...Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bc4 (as proposed by
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castling is considered dangerous for Black, e.g. 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Qc2 d6 9.0-0-0.
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developed too early since it cannot be chased away very effectively (5...c5
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After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4, the most important continuations are:
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the upper hand ) or 9...d6 (taking advantage of White's exposed queen).
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with 4...Nf6, or continue 4...Bc5, when White has three main options.
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Black can also decline with 4...Nf6, transposing to a line of the
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starts with 4.Bc4. The Scotch Gambit may also be reached via the
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c5 and depriving White's knight of its most natural square, c3.
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Instead of 4.Nxd4, White has two ways to offer a gambit. The
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notes that the gambit was first played at high levels by
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by offering Black one or two pawns in exchange for rapid
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cites a meager 18% win rate for Black's 3...d6 move.
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Henry Holt & Co. 2473:Winning with the Scotch 2030:Other ways of declining 1138:Winning with the Scotch 749:4.Bb5 (Relfsson Gambit) 620:) concludes that Black 3948:Richter–Veresov Attack 3936:Queen's Indian Defence 2115:List of chess openings 703: 509:match in 1824 between 400:1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 4559:18th century in chess 4214:Candidates Tournament 4102:Rook and pawn vs rook 4067:King and pawn vs king 4018:List of chess gambits 3921:King's Indian Defence 3599:Isolated Queen's Pawn 3123:List of chess players 3065:Top player comparison 2864:Internet chess server 2531:Matanović, Aleksandar 2513:Matanović, Aleksandar 1969:is a relative of the 1538:Scotch Gambit: 4.Bc4 743:4.Bc4 (Scotch Gambit) 701: 439:King's Knight Opening 3926:Nimzo-Indian Defence 3822:Scandinavian Defense 3783:Semi-Italian Opening 3688:King's Indian Attack 3577:first-move advantage 3230:Threefold repetition 3155:Bobby Fischer Center 3040:Charlemagne chessmen 3034:Göttingen manuscript 2998: 2839:Correspondence chess 2211:. 1975. p. 34. 2098: 2089: 1960:Göring Gambit: 4.c3 1600:Göring Gambit: 4.c3 1178:Scotch Gambit: 4.Bc4 746:4.c3 (Göring Gambit) 723:(Steinitz Variation) 683: 621: 610:). Nonetheless, the 603: 560: 518: 4159:Two knights endgame 3906:Bogo-Indian Defence 3793:Two Knights Defense 3733:Nimzowitsch Defence 3423:Artificial castling 3060:Soviet chess school 2935:Dubrovnik chess set 2003:. In casual games, 1989:Ljubomir Ljubojević 1984:Carl Theodor Göring 1573:after 5...Nf6 6.e5. 1553:Two Knights Defence 710:4.Nxd4 (Main line) 24: 4389:endgame literature 3931:Old Indian Defense 3841:Accelerated Dragon 3713:Alekhine's Defence 3445:Checkmate patterns 3314:symbols in Unicode 3309:annotation symbols 3072:Geography of chess 2940:Staunton chess set 2649:. Everyman Chess. 2627:. Everyman Chess. 2606:Botterill, G. 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Index

ECO
Scotland
King's Knight Opening
chess opening
e4
e5
Nf3
Nc6
d4
Ercole del Rio
treatise
correspondence
Edinburgh
London
equalise
grandmasters
Garry Kasparov
Jan Timman
Ruy Lopez
algebraic notation
centre
transposition
Steinitz Defence
queen
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king's bishop
Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
equalises
I. Sokolov
advantage of the first move

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