Scotch Game
MICOS Opening Group C14.SG – Scotch Game begins with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4. White immediately challenges Black’s central control with d4, often leading to an early pawn exchange and opening the position for rapid piece development. The direct central approach creates active positions where piece coordination and control of open files and diagonals can become important from an early stage.
The Scotch Game can produce both tactical and strategically complex positions while giving White active development and central play. It returned prominently to top-level chess when Garry Kasparov employed it successfully during the 1990s, and it remains a practical choice at many levels of competition. Use the searchable table below to find openings by opening name, chess notation or MICOS code and train individual openings interactively with MICOS CAP.
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| Opening Name | Chess Notation | MICOS Code | MICOS CAP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotch Game | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 | C14.001.SG | |
| Scotch Game: 3…exd4 | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 | C14.002.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Relfsson Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bb5 | C14.003.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Scotch Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 | C14.004.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Scotch Gambit: London Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bb4+ | C14.005.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Scotch Gambit: Hanneken Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bb4+ 5.c3 dxc3 6.0-0 cxb2 7.Bxb2 Nf6 8.Ng5 0-0 9.e5 Nxe5 | C14.006.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Scotch Gambit: 6.bxc3 | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bb4+ 5.c3 dxc3 6.bxc3 | C14.007.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Scotch Gambit: Cochrane Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bb4+ 5.c3 dxc3 6.bxc3 Ba5 7.e5 | C14.008.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Scotch Gambit: Haxo Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bc5 | C14.009.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Scotch Gambit: Cochrane Defence - Anderssen Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.0-0 d6 6.c3 Bg4 | C14.010.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Scotch Gambit: Sarratt Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.Ng5 | C14.011.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Scotch Gambit: Cochrane Defence - Shumov Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.Ng5 Nh6 6.Nxf7 Nxf7 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Qh5+ g6 9.Qxc5 d5 | C14.012.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Scotch Gambit: Vitzhum Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.Ng5 Nh6 6.Qh5 | C14.013.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Scotch Gambit: Benima Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Be7 | C14.014.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Scotch Gambit: Dubois-Reti Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Nf6 | C14.015.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Scotch Gambit: Advance Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.e5 | C14.016.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Scotch Gambit: Kingside Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.e5 Ng4 | C14.017.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Goering Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3 | C14.018.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Goering Gambit Declined | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3 d5 | C14.019.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Goering Gambit: Double Pawn Sacrifice | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3 dxc3 5.Bc4 | C14.020.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Goering Gambit: 5…Bb4 | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3 dxc3 5.Nxc3 Bb4 | C14.021.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Goering Gambit: Bardeleben Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3 dxc3 5.Nxc3 Bb4 6.Bc4 Nf6 | C14.022.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Scotch Sea-Cadet Mate | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3 dxc3 5.Nxc3 d6 6.Bc4 Bg4 7.0-0 Ne5 8.Nxe5 Bxd1 9.Bxf7+ Ke7 10.Nd5# | C14.023.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Scotch Game: 4.Nxd4 | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 | C14.024.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Malaniuk Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bb4+ | C14.025.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 | C14.026.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Paulsen Attack: 7.Bb5 | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bb5 | C14.027.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Paulsen Defence - Gunsberg Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bb5 Nd8 | C14.028.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Meitner Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Nc2 | C14.029.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Blackburne Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Qd2 | C14.030.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Gottschall Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Qd2 d5 8.Nb5 Bxe3 9.Qxe3 0-0 10.Nxc7 Rb8 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 Nb4 | C14.031.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Millennium Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Qg6 | C14.032.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Blumenfeld Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.Nb5 | C14.033.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Potter Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nb3 | C14.034.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Romanishin Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nb3 Bb4+ | C14.035.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Geller Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nb3 Bb6 6.a4 a6 7.Nc3 Nf6 | C14.036.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Intermezzo Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 | C14.037.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Schmidt Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 | C14.038.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Alekhine Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.e5 | C14.039.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Mieses Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 | C14.040.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Tartakower Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.Nd2 | C14.041.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Ghulam Kassim Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nxd4 5.Qxd4 d6 6.Bd3 | C14.042.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Steinitz Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4 | C14.043.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Braune Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4 5.Be3 | C14.044.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Horwitz Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4 5.Nb5 | C14.045.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Check Defence: 6.Bd2 | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4 5.Nb5 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 | C14.046.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Rosenthal Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4 5.Nb5 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Qxe4+ 7.Be2 Kd8 8.0-0 Bxd2 9.Nxd2 Qg6 | C14.047.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Horwitz Attack: MacDonnell Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4 5.Nb5 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Qxe4+ 7.Be2 Kd8 8.0-0 Bxd2+ 9.Nxd2 Qf4 10.a4 | C14.048.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Horwitz Attack: Vienna Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4 5.Nb5 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Qxe4+ 7.Be2 Kd8 8.0-0 Bxd2+ 9.Nxd2 Qf4 10.c4 | C14.049.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Horwitz Attack: Blackburne Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4 5.Nb5 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Qxe4+ 7.Be2 Kd8 8.0-0 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 | C14.050.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Berger Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4 5.Nb5 Bb4+ 6.Nd2 Qxe4+ 7.Be2 Qxg2 8.Bf3 Qh3 9.Nxc7+ Kd8 10.Nxa8 Nf6 11.a3 | C14.051.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Steinitz Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4 5.Nc3 | C14.052.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Modern Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4 5.Nc3 Bb4 | C14.053.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Fraser Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4 5.Nf3 | C14.054.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Paulsen Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4 5.Nf5 | C14.055.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Lolli Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 Nxd4 | C14.056.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Napoleon Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 Nxd4 4.Nxd4 exd4 5.Bc4 | C14.057.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Lolli Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 Nxd4 4.Nxd4 exd4 5.Qxd4 | C14.058.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Cochrane Attack: 7.Nxf7 | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 Nxd4 4.Nxe5 Ne6 5.Bc4 c6 6.0-0 Nf6 7.Nxf7 | C14.059.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Sub Groups | Chess Notation | MICOS CAP |
|---|---|---|
| Scotch Game (C14.SG) | ||
| 104. Scotch Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 | C14.004.SG 🖥️ |
| 105. Goering Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3 | C14.018.SG 🖥️ |
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