This Opening Should Be BANNED (Scotch Gambit Basics)

October 4, 2025 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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🗒️ The Lines Covered In The Video (Scotch Gambit) 🗒️
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 (2… f6 3. Nxe5 fxe5 4. Qh5+ g6 (4… Ke7 5. Qxe5+ Kf7 6. Bc4+ d5 (6… Kg6 7. Qf5+ Kh6 8. h4 d6 9. d4+ g5 10. hxg5+ Kg7 11. Qf7#) 7. Bxd5+) 5. Qxe5+ Be7 6. Qxh8) (2… d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4) 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 (4… Bc5 5. c3 dxc3 6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Qd5+ Kf8 8. Qxc5+ d6 9. Qxc3 Nf6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. O-O Kf7 12. Ng5+ Ke7 13. Nxe6 Kxe6 14. f4) (4… Bb4+ 5. c3 dxc3 6. O-O cxb2 7. Bxb2 Nf6 8. e5 Ne4 9. Qd5 (9. a3 Ba5 10. Qd5 Ng5 11. Nxg5 Qxg5 12. Qxf7+ Kd8 13. e6 Ne5 14. e7+ Qxe7 15. Qxe7+ Kxe7 16. Bxe5) 9… Ng5 10. Nxg5 Qxg5 11. Qxf7+ Kd8 12. e6 Ne5 13. e7+ Bxe7) 5. O-O Nxe4 (5… Bc5 6. e5 Ng4 (6… Ne4 7. Qe2 d5 8. exd6 Bf5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nxe4 Re8 11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 12. Qc4+ Kf8 13. dxc7 Qxc7 14. Qxc5+ Kg8 15. Qxf5) 7. Bf4 O-O 8. h3 Nh6 9. Bxh6 gxh6) 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qf5 (8… dxc3 9. Qxd5) 9. Nxe4

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