This lesson will help you learn the 4.Bb5 Bb4 Variation of the Four Knights Game. On this page, you can read information about the 4.Bb5 Bb4 Variation and see Video 2 on the Four Knights Game which will show you 2 proven lines within the 4.Bb5 Bb4 Variation of the Four Knights Game in a visible way.
I. Four Knights Game, 4.Bb5 Bb4 Variation: Data
Before you see the video, please read this information. The Four Knights Game starts with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6. The move-answer 4.Bb5 of White is the most common (by statistics it is 35%). In its turn, the line 4.Bb5 Bb4 is the most common play within the Four Knights Game chess opening.
Video 2 will display Line 1 and Line 2. The both Lines are "almost symmetrical development", easy to learn, and were invented long time ago. Within the Lines, it is very important for Black to take the White knight on c3. Today, the both Lines are replicated for 80-90% and are popular.
II. Four Knights Game, 4.Bb5 Bb4 Variation: Video
It is better to see once than to hear a hundred times. Video 2 is below (it runs for 2:05), and it will show you how to correctly play 2 proven lines within 4.Bb5 Bb4 of the Four Knights Defense. To see the video Four Knights Game: How to Play 4.Bb5 Bb4, just click the Play button below:
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This lesson will help you get knowledge on and study the Four Knights Game chess opening. The lesson includes the text description of the Four Knights Game, 4 chess videos on this opening (the links below), and PGN File "The Four Knights Chess Opening" (the link to download is at the bottom of this page).
Video 1 will show you a general picture on the the Four Knights Game. Videos 2, 3, and 4 show how to play the opening. PGN File "The Four Knights Chess Opening" includes 32 chess games played by FIDE masters rated 2250 and higher - to see the tendencies on playing the Four Knights Game.
Chess Opening Name: Four Knights Game Type: Open Game (Open Games begin with 1.e4 e5) Moves Order: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 ECO Codes: C47-C49
The Four Knights Game is an Open Game. The opening was very popular until 1940. Today, it is relatively popular at all levels. It is a quite positional play, with some sharp variations. The opening is popular among the beginners who stick to the rule "develop the knight before the bishop."
By statistics, White answers the Four Knights Game by the following moves: [4.Bb5 ~ 35%], [4.d4 ~ 30%], [4.Other ~ 35%: Bc4, g3, a3, or Be2]. Roughly, the Four Knights Game opening has 9 playing lines (of them: 4 most common lines and 5 less common), which you can see in Video 1 below.
II. Four Knights Game: 4 Videos to Play
Video 1 will show you a general picture on the Four Knights Game, the answering statistics, 4 most common lines, 5 less common, and 5 variations. To start Video 1: Four Knights Game - General Information and see the opening in a visible way, click the Play button below:
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Just below, find the link to download the PGN File "The Four Knights Game Chess Opening." The file will help you learn more... You will see the general description of the Four Knights Game chess opening and 32 chess games played in the year 2010 by FIDE masters rated 2250 and above.
Within the file, you will see the players' ratings without their names. The openings positions were estimated by a computer program. To read the PGN File, you will need a PGN Viewer Program. See Lesson 16, which explains you how to download a decent freeware PGN Viewer Program.
To download the Four Knights Game PGN File, click the following link:
This will help you learn the line 4.d4 ed of the Two Knights Defense chess opening (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6). Read the data and see the video about the line 4.d4 ed below. The video will show you 2 proven traditional lines how to correctly play the line 4.d4 ed of the Two Knights Defense.
I. Two Knights Defense, Line 4.d4 ed: Data
The Two Knights Defense starts with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6. By statistics, the 4.d4 White answer is the third most common answer to the Two Knights Defense, after 4.d3 and 4.Ng5. If White plays 4.d4, the chess game usually continues along the following 3 lines (2 of them are shown in the video below):
• Line 1, 4.d4 ed 5.ed d5 (played often - shown in the video). • Line 2, 4.d4 ed 5.0-0 Nxe4 (second common - shown in the video too). • Line 3, 4.d4 ed 5.0-0 Bc5 (played rarely - not shown in the video). • Line 4, 4.d4 ed 5.Ng5 d5 (played rarely - not shown in the video).
II. Two Knights Defense, Line 4.d4 ed: Video
The below video will show you Line 1 and Line 2 within 4.d4 ed of the Two Knights Defense chess opening. The video runs for 2:15. The opening final positions in the video were estimated as those being equal. To see the video Two Knights Defense: How to Play 4.d4 ed, just click the Play button below:
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To see how chess masters play the Two Knights Defense and to learn more on the topic, you are recommended to return to the Two Knights Defense - Main Page and download a PGN file on this opening. It contains 32 chess games played in 2010 by FIDE players rated 2250 and above.
This will help you learn the line 4.Ng5 d5 of the Two Knights Defense chess opening (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6). Read the explanation and see this chess video below. It will show you in a visible way why the Two Knights Defense is sometimes called "a trickiest opening around..." -- it is because of a possibility to play 4.Nd5 d5.
I. Two Knights Defense, Line 4.Ng5 d5: Data
The Two Knights Defense starts with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6. The continuation 4.Nd5 d5 is the second most common (after 4.d3 Be7), and it is the most trickiest and responsible one within the Two Knights Defense. After 4.Nd5 d5, there are three lines to continue with:
• Line 1: 5.ed Na5 (which is being popular and the most simple to learn). • Line 2: 5.ed Nxd5 (which is not so popular and not so simple to learn). • Line 3: 5.ed Nd4 (which is being played rarely and is very complicated).
II. Two Knights Defense, Line 4.Ng5 d5: Video
The below chess video will show you Line 1, Line 2, and Line 3 within 4.Ng5 d5 of the Two Knights Defense (see above). Line 3 has additional 2 sublines. The opening final positions are estimated - who is better... To see the video Two Knights Defense: How to Play a Trickiest 4.Ng5 d5, click the Play button below:
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To see how chess masters play the Two Knights Defense and to learn more on the topic, you are recommended to return to the Main Page of the Two Knights Defense and download a PGN file on this opening. It contains 32 chess games played in 2010 by FIDE players rated 2250 and above.
This lesson will help you learn the variation 4.d3 of the Two Knights Defense chess opening (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6). To learn, please read the onpage information and see this chess video on this page below. The video will show you 2 traditional lines of playing the common Variation 4.d3 of the Two Knights Defense.
I. Two Knights Defense, Variation 4.d3: Data
To recall this opening, the Two Knights Defense runs 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6. Then, the White's move 4.d3 initiates the Variation 4.d3. Within this variation, the following 2 lines are the most common: Line 1 goes 4.d3 Be7 and Line 2 runs 4.d3 h6.
Remember that approximately 40% of the chess games on the Two Knights Defense runs via 4.d3. The video below will show you the details how to correctly play the variation 4.d3 of the Two Knights Defense chess opening.
II. Two Knights Defense, Variation 4.d3: Video
This chess video will also give you some very helpful hints on correctly playing an opening in general. Namely: rule 1 and rule 2 (general rules of correctly playing chess openings), chess game positions when the rules may be broken, and more. To see this chess video, just click the Play button below:
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To see how chess masters play the Two Knights Defense and to learn more on the topic, you are recommended to return to the Two Knights Defense - Main Page and download a PGN file on this opening. It contains 32 chess games played in 2010 by FIDE players rated 2250 and above.
This chess lesson will help you get initial knowledge on the Two Knights Defense. The lesson includes the text description, 4 videos, and a PGN file. The PGN file can be downloaded at the bottom of this page. Find Video 1 on this page; Videos 2, 3, and 4 by clicking the links below.
By structure, the lesson is divided into 3 main parts: I. Two Knights Defense: Data and Description II. Two Knights Defense: 4 Videos III. Two Knights Defense: PGN File
Chess Opening Name: Two Knights Defense Type: Open Game (because it begins with 1.e4 e5) Moves Order: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 ECO Codes: C55-C59
The Two Knights Defense chess opening is an Open Game which is an alternative to the Giuoco Piano. The Two Knights Defense is one of the most exciting chess openings known, and a trickiest opening around. The Two Knights Defense opening is relatively popular.
By statistics, the most common White answers to the Two Knights Defense are the following 3 moves: [4.d3 ~ 40%], [4.Ng5 ~ 30%], [4.d4 ~ 15%]. The next 4 White moves cover the rest 15%: [4.Nc3], [4.0-0], [4.Qe2], [4.c3]. The common lines of the Two Knights Defense are the following 3:
• Common Line 1: ... 4.d3 Be7 • Common Line 2: ... 4.Ng5 d5 • Common Line 3: ... 4.d4 exd4
II. Two Knights Defense: 4 Videos to See
To learn a general picture of the Two Knights Defense, the designated moves, some variations, you are recommended to replay Video 1: Two Knights Defense - General Information. To start the video and see this opening in a visible way, just click the Play button below:
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Just below, find the link to download the PGN File "The Two Knights Defense Chess Opening." The file will help you learn more... You will see the general description of the Two Knights Defense chess opening and 32 chess games played in 2010 by FIDE players rated 2250 and above.
Within the file, you will see the players' ratings without their names. The openings positions were estimated by a computer program. To read the PGN File, you will need a PGN Viewer Program. See Lesson 16, which explains you how to download a decent freeware PGN Viewer Program.
To download the Two Knights Defense PGN File, click the following link:
On this page, you can learn how to play the Hungarian Defense chess opening. The below chess video on the Hungarian Defense will give you a general picture on its play. The video will show you 3 proven lines and the Tartakower variation of the Hungarian Defense - all run via the White move 4.d4 which is the most common.
I. Hungarian Defense: Picture
To recall, the moves of the Hungarian Defense is 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Be7. The first shown line runs 4.d4 d6 5.Nc3... The second 4.d4 d6 5.d5... And the last one 4.d4 exd4... The Tartakower variation of the Hungarian Defense is 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Be7 4.d4 exd4 5.c3 Nf6 6.e5 Ne4.
II. Hungarian Defense: Video How to Play
See how to play the Hungarian Defense (2:15). This video will also give you some helpful hints on the opening play: moving a central pawn for the second time to attack and get more space, some retreating maneuvers of minor pieces to leave square for the pawn... To see the video, click the Play button below:
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To see how chess masters play the Hungarian Defense and to learn more on the topic, you are recommended to return to the Main Page of the Hungarian Defense and download a PGN file on this opening. It contains 32 chess games played in 2009-2007 by FIDE players rated 2250 and above.
This Lesson 35 will help you learn the Hungarian Defensechess opening, and this is the Main Page for the Hungarian Defense on this site. The lesson includes the data and description on the Hungarian Defense, 2 chess videos, and the PGN file. Find Video 1 is on this page, Video 2 on another (the link here), and download the PGN file at the bottom of this page. Welcome to the Hungarian Defense!
Chess Opening Name: Hungarian Defense Type: Open Game (because it begins with 1.e4 e5) Moves Order: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Be7 ECO Code: C50
The Hungarian Defense chess opening is an Open Game which is used to avoid some sharp variations of the Italian Game and Evans Gambit. The Hungarian Defense is a solid opening, but it is being played rarely. White is usually slightly better. There are many ways of its decent play.
By statistics, White plays any of the following 5 moves: [4.d4 ~ 40%], [4.0-0 ~ 25%], [4.Nc3 ~ 15%], [4.d3 ~ 10%], and [4.d3 ~ 10%]. The White move 4.d4 is the most common answer to the Hungarian Defense. It may transpose into the Two Knights Defense, Scotch Game, and into some others.
II. Hungarian Defense: 2 Videos to See
To see a general picture of the Hungarian Defense, its line popularity, the designated moves, you are recommended to replay Video 1: Hungarian Defense - General Information. To start the video and learn this opening in a visible way, just click the Play button below:
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Note: Video 2 will show you 3 proven lines and Tartakower variation. Note: You can locate Video 2 at the bottom of the page open.
III. Hungarian Defense: PGN File
Just below, find the link to download the PGN File "The Hungarian Defense Chess Opening." The file will help you learn more... You will see the general description, respond moves statistics, how to play, and 32 chess games played in 2009-2007 by FIDE players rated 2250 and above.
Within the file, you will see the players' ratings without their names. The openings positions were estimated by a computer program. To read the PGN File, you will need a PGN Viewer Program. See Lesson 16, which explains you how to download a decent freeware PGN Viewer Program.
To download the Hungarian Defense PGN File, click the following link:
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Here you can learn how to correctly play the Evans Gambit Accepted, line 5.c3 Be7. To study the above line visually, see this chess video below. The Evans Gambit Accepted, its variation 5.c3 Be7 is a modern one, and it has the following moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 (see in the picture).
I. Evans Gambit Accepted, 5.c3 Be7
Black accepts the Evans Gambit by taking the sacrificed White pawn on b4... White moves 5.c3 and attacks the Bishop... who retreats and occupies a good "command post" on e7... The variation was tested and successfully used by the two chess titans: by Bobby Fisher and by Garry Kasparov.
II. Evans Gambit Accepted, 5.c3 Be7: Video
This chess video will show you 2 proven lines how to correctly play the Evans Gambit Accepted, variation 5.c3 Be7. Line 1 is 6.d4 exd4; Line 2 is 6.d4 Na5. Line 2 is popular at the higher level of chess. See the video and get a feel of correctly playing the variation 5.c3 Be7. To start the video, just click the Play button below:
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To replay on the chess board and learn the Evans Gambit's variation 5... Be7, which was shown in the video, find the variation in writing below:
Here you can learn how to correctly play the Evans Gambit Declined, variation 5.a4. To study the above variation of the Evans Gambit visually, see this chess video below. The variation 5.a4 of the Declined Evans Gambit has the following moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bb6 5.a4 (see in the picture).
I. Evans Gambit Declined, Variation 5.a4
You know that the Evans Gambit begins with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4. Now if Black plays 4... Bxb4, the Evans Gambit will be accepted - Any other move declined. The Evans Gambit Declined, variation 5.a4. runs via the line 4... Bb6, which is the second most common line after 4... Bxb4.
II. Evans Gambit Declined, Variation 5.a4: Video
The chess opening video will show you few proven lines for Black and White and give you a feel of correctly playing a variation of the Evans Gambit Declined. You can use this video for getting the initial knowledge on the Evans Gambit Declined, variation 5.a4. To see the video, just click the Play button below:
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To replay on the chess board and learn the Evans Gambit Declined, variation 5.a4, which was shown in the video, please find the variation in writing below:
Lesson 34 will help you learn the Evans Gambit chess opening, and this is the Main Page for the Evans Gambit on this website. Find the data and description, important links how to play main variations of the Evans Gambit chess opening, 4 chess videos (Video 1 on this page; Videos 2-4 on others, the link here), and the PGN file at the bottom. Welcome to the Evans Gambit!
Opening Name: Evans Gambit Type: Open Game Opening [starts with 1.e4 e5] Moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 [Evans Gambit] Compare with: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 [Italian Game] ECO Codes: C51-C52 (C52 is 4... Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5, other C51)
Evans Gambit General Description
The Evans Gambit is a separate chess opening, but many chess experts consider it as a line of the Italian Game because of the first 3 moves... It was invented in 1827 by a British sea captain. The inventor's name was William Davies Evans, and his name gave the name to the opening.
The Evans Gambit was very popular for a long time. Today, it is relatively popular at the chess master level and top level chess. The opening was played by Adolf Anderssen, Paul Morphy, Mikhail Chigorin, Emanuel Lasker, Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand, Peter Svidler...
White's 4.b4 is a smart tool to get the center control and attack initiative. Black can accept the Gambit by moving 4... Bxb4, or decline by some other moves. Usually, it is recommended to accept the Gambit. The Evans Gambit has 40 variations, but it is not so difficult to learn this chess opening...
To answer, Black uses the next moves: [4... Bxb4 ~ 80%], [4... Bb6 ~ 15%], [Other moves ~ 5%: 4... d5 (Counter-Gambit variation), 4.... b5, 4... Bd6, 4... Be7, 4... Bd4, and 4... Nxb4]. The 5-7 variations are the most common. The variation line [4... Bxb4 5.c3 Be7] is quite popular today.
Note: More playing links on the Evans Gambit will be added soon.
Evans Gambit: See 4 Videos
To see a general picture of the Evans Gambit, its line popularity, the designated moves for its 5 variations, you are recommended to replay the below Video 1: Evans Gambit General Information (the links to the next 3 videos are below). To start the video and learn this opening in a visible way, just click the Play button below:
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Important. The 2nd Evans Gambit games PGN file will be added here soon via a special link which will open on a separate page. The 2nd PGN files will include the Evans Gambit games played by the today's chess titans only (like Carlsen, Anand, Grischuk, Mamedyarov, Ding Liren, Aronian).
Notes. The above PGN file includes 75 games played on the Evans Gambit by world chess champions, top rated players, and famous grandmasters (Magnus Carlsen, Bobby Fischer, Gary Kasparov, Liren Ding,...). The games are sorted by the playing lines, and the opening positions are calculated by a chess engine.
Just below, find the link to download the PGN File "Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov: The Evans Gambit Games." The file will help you learn more... You will see how the opening was played by the two chess titans. The file is 17 games: 14 games played by Bobby Fischer, 3 by Garry Kasparov.
The games were played in the years 1963-1964 by Bobby Fischer and in the years 1993, 1995 by Garry Kasparov... To read the PGN File, you will need a PGN Viewer Program. See Lesson 16, which explains you how to download a decent freeware PGN Viewer Program.
To download the Evans Gambit PGN File, click the following link:
Note 1. The above file is to be downloaded from Google Drive. First click the above link to open, then click the download icon to download. Note 2. To read the above PGN File and see the chess games inside, you will need a PGN Viewer software. See Lesson 16, which explains how to download a decent freeware PGN Viewer.
On this page, you can study how to correctly play 2 variations of the Evans Gambit Accepted (and this chess video on the Evans Gambit will help you). The first variation is called the Normal variation; the move order is 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.d4 exd4 7.O-O d6 8.cxd4 Bb6.
The second displayed variation of the Evans Gambit is called the Tartakower Attack variation, the move order 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 d6 7.Qb3. The both variations belong to the 4... Bxb4 line which covers appr. 75 percent of all games played on the Evans Gambit...
Normal Variation and Tartakower Attack Video
This chess opening video will show you how to correctly play 2 variations of the Evans Gambit Accepted. Use this video to see the proven lines for Black and White within the Normal variation and the Tartakower Attack. To see a video on the Evans Gambit, just click the Play button below:
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To replay on the chess board and learn 2 variations of the Evans Gambit which were shown in the video, find the variation in writing below:
Italian Game: How to Play Part III Video: This chess video on Italian Game will help you learn one variation of this chess opening. The variation is called Greco's Attack variation - ECO C54, with the move order of 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3.
Greco's Attack variation of Italian Game is common at the chess beginner's level, and it must be useful for chess beginners to learn. The variation does not belong to the "Giuoco Pianissimo" (very quite game) system. Greco's Attack variation is not very quite opening variation...
It is a typical open game: Open fight for the development, center, space, and initiative... Greco's Attack variation may appear from Scotch Gambit or from the native Italian Game. Black must not play 5... Bb6 or 5... Bd5. To see the video, click the Play button below:
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To replay on the chess board and learn Greco's Attack variation of Italian Game which was shown in the video, please find the variation in writing below:
Italian Game: How to Play Part II Video: This chess video on Italian Game will help you learn one variation of this chess opening. The variation in question is called Italian Four Knights variation - ECO Code C50, with the move order of 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3.
The variation belongs to the system of Italian Game which is called "Giuoco Pianissimo" (very quite game). The Giuoco Pianissimo system is designed for unhurried development and positional run. It avoids or postpones the White's move d2-d4 as a direct run-in for the center at once.
Within this chess video you will learn how to play 2 lines of Italian Four Knights variation of the Italian Game opening as best moves for White and Black. You must get a feel of how to play this opening correctly... To see the video, just click the Play button below:
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To replay on the chess board and learn 2 lines of Italian Four Knights variation, which was shown in the video, find the variation in writing below:
This lesson is designed for chess beginners to learn the Italian Game chess opening. It includes the textual part and the following 4 chess videos: Italian Game - General Information, Italian Game - How to Play Part I - Part II - Part III. More material on the Italian Game chess opening to follow.
This lesson is divided into 2 parts: I. Italian Game: Data and Variations II. Italian Game Videos: See the Picture and How to Play
Chess Opening Name: Italian Game Type: Open Game opening (starts with 1.e4 e5) Moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 ECO Codes: C50, C53-C54 Note: ECO Codes C51-C52 are Evans Gambit, not Italian Game.
Italian Game: General Description
Italian Game is one of the oldest chess openings recorded. Its official name is Giuoco Piano. The opening is beautiful, useful for chess beginners to learn, and popular enough to play. It may easily transpose into Evans Gambit [1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4], which is a different opening.
Italian Game is an unusual one because it may run quietly or it may be wild... Black must remember that White is aimed at the Black's weak f7 square and may quickly mobilize the force to attack. Both parties must be careful in play because Giuoco Piano ("Quite Game") may be not so quite...
To answer Italian Game, White has the following 5 moves: (*) 4.c3 - appr. 40%; (*) 4.d3 - appr. 20%; (*) 4.O-O - appr. 15%; (*) 4.Nc3 - appr. 15%; (*) 4.b4 - appr. 10%. Officially, Italian Game has at least 36 variations. You can find the most common variations below...
The magority of variations of Italian Game are played via the following 3 lines: 4.c3 .., the 4.d3 .., and the 4.0-0 .. Within Italian Game, there is a variation with 4.Bxf7+, but it is not being played today.
II. Italian Game Videos: See the Picture and How to Play
To understand this chess opening in general, you are recommended to replay Video 1: Italian Game - General Information. To see the Italian Game chess opening in a visible way and to learn it, click the Play button below:
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To see Video 2: Italian Game - How to Play Part I, click this link: • See Video 2: Italian Game - How to Play Part I Note: You can find this video at the bottom of the page open. Note: This video will display the 6.cxd4 line of Italian Game.
To see Video 3: Italian Game - How to Play Part II, click this link: • See Video 3: Italian Game - How to Play Part II Note: You can find this video at the bottom of the page open. Note: This video will display Italian Four Knights variation.
To see Video 4: Italian Game - How to Play Part III, click this link: • See Video 4: Italian Game - How to Play Part III Note: You can find this video at the bottom of the page open. Note: This video will display Greco's Attack variation of Italian Game.
More material on Italian Game will be added later, and it must give you the essential initial knowledge on this chess opening. Please be advised that the chess opening material within this site is designed for chess beginners only.
Italian Game: How to Play Video 1: This chess video on Italian Game will help you learn only one variation of this chess opening. The variation runs within the 6.cxd4 line. It goes via the White move 4.c3, which is the most common answer to Italian Game...
The 6.cxd4 line includes the designated moves of Italian Game plus the following move order combination 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4. The line may turn into some other variations of Italian Game, for example into Cracow variation, Greco's Attack variation, Greco variation, etc.
At the chess master level today, you can see the tendency of postponing the fight for the center and making Italian Game more positional in play. This can be demonstrated by chess masters' playing 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 instead of 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4. This change avoids playing the 6.cxd4 line...
Within this video you will learn how to play a line of Italian Game. You will learn why Black must capture the White pawn on d4. You will see the picture of Cracow variation, and Greco's Attack variation... To see the video, just click the Play button below:
• If the opening video hasn't shown up, please wait a little. • If the video stops, drag a little right the player's handle. • If the video displays an error, try to start and play it later.
To replay on the chess board and learn the Italian Game's 6.cxd4 line, which was shown in the video, please find this variation in writing below:
Variation: Italian Game - The 6.cxd4 Line, C54: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Bxd2 8.Nbxd2 d5! 9.exd5 Nd5 10.Qb3 Nce7 11.0-0 0-0 Note: White is better.
Lesson 32 is designed for chess beginners to learn the Scotch Gambitchess opening. It includes the text and explanations to read, the PGN file to download and replay, and the following 4 videos to see and learn: Video 1: Scotch Gambit General Information, Videos 2-3-4: Scotch Gambit How to Play Different Variations Parts 1-2-3.
Chess Opening Name: Scotch Gambit Type: An Open Game opening (begins with 1.e4 e5) Move Order: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 ECO Code: C44 (C44 is not only Scotch Gambit)
Scotch Gambit: General Description
Scotch Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4) is a brother opening of Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4), but it is not so common as the latter. The reason for this is simple: Within Scotch Gambit, it is not easy for White to get better opening position...
The best Black moves to answer Scotch Gambit are the following 4: (1) 4... Nf6 - appr. 45%; (2) 4... Bc5 - appr. 40%; (3) 4... Bb4+ - appr. 10%; (4) 4... Be7 - appr. 5%. Officially, Scotch Gambit has at least 11 variations: 3-4 of them are the most common...
To understand this chess opening in general, you are recommended to see first Video 1: Scotch Gambit - General Information. To learn the Scotch Gambit opening in a visible way, just click the Play button below:
• If the opening video hasn't shown up, please wait a little. • If the video stops, drag a little right the player's handle. • If the video displays an error, try to start and play it later.
You have seen the above Video 1 - You have learn the general picture on Scotch Gambit... And now you are recommended to see Video 2 and Video 3: Both are located on separate pages, find their links below. Video 2 and Video 3 will display how to play some variations of Scotch Gambit.
To see Video 2: Scotch Gambit - How to Play Part 1, click this link: • See Video 2: Scotch Gambit - How to Play Part 1 Note: You can find this video at the bottom of the page open. Note: This video will display 2 variations of Scotch Gambit.
To see Video 4: Scotch Gambit - How to Play Part 3, click this link: • See Video 4: Scotch Gambit - How to Play Part 3 Note: This video will display Cochrane-Shumov Defense variation of Scotch Gambit.
III. Scotch Gambit: Download PGN File
Find below the Scotch-Gambit.pgn file to download and see how it works in real games at the chess master level. To read the file, you will need a PGN Viewer Program. See Lesson 16, which explains you how to download a decent freeware PGN Viewer Program.
The Scotch-Gambit.pgn file includes: • The description of Scotch Gambit. • Some variations of this chess opening. • 12 Scotch Gambit chess games played by chess masters in 2009.
To download the Scotch Gambit PGN File, click the following link:
Note 1. The above file is to be downloaded from Google Drive. First click the above link to open, then click the download icon to download. Note 2. To read the above PGN File and see the chess games inside it, you will need a PGN Viewer software. See Lesson 16, which explains how to download a decent freeware PGN Viewer.
Scotch Gambit: How to Play Video 3: This chess video on Scotch Gambit will help you learn only one variation of this chess opening. The variation runs within the 4... Bc5 line of Scotch Gambit, and its name is Cochrane-Shumov Defense variation. Read more on it below...
Cochrane-Shumov Defense variation includes 9 designated moves. At first, it looks promising for White: White moves 5.Ng5 and his bishop and knight attack the Black's f7 square. White sacrifices a minor piece for one Black pawn, and then makes the Queen fork to take the sacrificed back...
Black is deprived of the castling move... However, the Black position is better... After this short introduction, now you are invited to learn Cochrane-Shumov Defense variation of Scotch Gambit in a visible way. To see the video, just click the Play button below:
• If the opening video hasn't shown up, please wait a little. • If the video stops, drag a little right the player's handle. • If the video displays an error, try to start and play it later.
To replay on the chess board and learn Cochrane-Shumov Defense variation, which was shown in the video, please find this variation in writing below:
Variation: Scotch Gambit - Cochrane-Shumov Defence variation, C44: 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 10.0-0 dxe4 11.c3 Re8 12.Bf4 Bf5 Note: Not recommended for White: If correct, Black is always better.
Scotch Gambit: How to Play Video 2: This chess video on Scotch Gambit will help you learn the next 2 variations: The 5.Ng5 variation (within the 4... Bc5 line) and The 6.bxc3 variation (within the 4... Bb4+ line). The following is more information to remind you...
The designated moves for Scotch Gambit are 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4, ECO C44. Scotch Gambit is a brother opening of Scotch Game. Note: The second brother opening of Scotch Game is Goering Gambit with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3, ECO C44 - not to be discussed.)
To answer Scotch Gambit, Black has 1 of the following 4 moves: (1) 4... Nf6 - appr. 45%; (2) 4... Bc5 - appr. 40%; (3) 4... Bb4+ - appr. 10%; (4) 4... Be7 - appr. 5%. Officially, Scotch Gambit has at least 11 variations: 3-4 of them are the most common...
And now you are ready to see the video. Within the video, please pay attention to the recommendation not to play for White The 5.Ng5 variation (within the 4... Bc5 line)... To see the Scotch Gambit: How to Play Video [2], just click the Play button below:
• If the opening video hasn't shown up, please wait a little. • If the video stops, drag a little right the player's handle. • If the video displays an error, try to start and play it later.
To replay on the chess board and learn the Scotch Gambit variations which were shown in the video as Variations 1 and 2, please find them in writing below:
Variation 1: Scotch Gambit - The 5.Ng5 variation, C44: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.Ng5 Nh6! 6.c3 0-0 7.0-0 d6 8.h3 a6 9.cxd4 Nxd4 10.a3 b5 11.Ba2 c6 Note: Not recommended for White. If correct, Black is always better.
Variation 2: Scotch Gambit - The 6.bxc3 variation, C44: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bb4+ 5.c3 dxc3 6.bxc3 Ba5 7.0-0 d6 8.Qb3 Qf6 9.Bg5 Qg6 Note: Black can get equal position. But this variation is little risky for Black.
Scotch Gambit: How to Play Video [1]: This chess video on Scotch Gambit will help you learn its 2 main variations: Dubois-Reti Defense variation and Scotch Gambit, a 4... Bc5 line. Before seeing the video, please read the following short information on this opening.
Scotch Gambit is a brother opening of Scotch Game, but it is not so common. The reason for this is simple: Within Scotch Gambit, it is not easy for White to get better position... The designated moves order for Scotch Gambit is 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4. ECO Code C44.
To answer Scotch Gambit, Black has 1 of the following 4 moves: (1) 4... Nf6 - appr. 45%; (2) 4... Bc5 - appr. 40%; (3) 4... Bb4+ - appr. 10%; (4) 4... Be7 - appr. 5%. Officially, Scotch Gambit has at least 11 variations: 3-4 of them are the most common...
And now you are ready to see the video. Within the video, pay special attention to the last section how not to play for Black (do not play 5... dxc3 in Variation 2)... To see the Scotch Gambit: How to Play Video [1], just click the Play button below:
• If the opening video hasn't shown up, please wait a little. • If the video stops, drag a little right the player's handle. • If the video displays an error, try to start and play it later.
To replay on the chess board and learn the Scotch Gambit variations which were shown in the video, please find them in writing below:
Note: In Variation 2, Scotch Gambit, a 4... Bc5 line, remember not to play 5... dxc3 for Black because White will conduct a short combination... and after this combination White will be better. You can see this in the video within its last section. Thank you!
Lesson 31 is designed for chess beginners to learn the Scotch Gamechess opening. It includes 2 chess videos (Video 1: Scotch Game General Information, Video 2: Scotch Game How to Play), the text and explanations on the Scoth Game, and the PGN file to download, replay and see how this opening is played in real.
Chess Opening Name: Scotch Game Type: An Open Game opening (starts with 1.e4 e5) Moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 ECO Code: C45 (C45 is only Scotch Game)
Scotch Game: General Description
Scotch Game got its name from a correspondence match in 1824 between Edinburgh (Scotland) and London. It is a good sample of an Open Game. Being popular today, the opening was played by Garry Kasparov who considered it as a nice replacement for the multivariation Ruy Lopes.
At the very beginning, White occupies the center by placing his pawn on e4 and knight on d4, which is a challenge for Black to compensate the initial opening's position and break it through at the game opening's phase... The best Black moves to answer Scotch Game are the following 4:
(1) 4... Bc5 (common appr. for 45%), (2) 4... Nf6 (common appr. for 40%), (3) 4... Nxd4 (common appr. for 10%), and (4) 4... Qh4 (common appr. for 5%). Officially, Scotch Game has 21 variations. As today, the most common 4-6 variations are being played for appr. 90% of all the games on Scotch Game.
To understand this chess opening in general, you are recommended to see Video 1: Scotch Game - General Information. To learn the Scotch Game opening in a visible way, click the Play button below:
• If the opening video hasn't shown up, please wait a little. • If the video stops, drag a little right the player's handle.
To see Video 2: Scotch Game - How to Play, click this link: See Video 2: Scotch Game - How to Play Note: You can find Video 2 at the bottom of the page open.
III. Scotch Game: Download PGN File
Find below the Scotch-Game.pgn file to download and learn how this chess opening works in real and see its latest tendencies. To read the file, you will need a PGN Viewer Program. See Lesson 16, which explains you how to download a decent freeware PGN Viewer Program.
Within the Scotch-Game.pgn file, you will find:
• Description, main lines, some variations, and how to play 3 of them. • 20 chess games played on Scotch Game by chess masters in 2008-2009. • The computer program's analysis on each game's opening phase, and more...
To see how Scotch Game works in real at the chess master level and download the Scotch Game PGN file, click the following link:
Note 1. The above file is to be downloaded from Google Drive. First click the above link to open, then click the download icon to download. Note 2. To read the above PGN File and see the chess games inside it, you will need a PGN Viewer software. See Lesson 16, which explains how to download a decent freeware PGN Viewer.
You can find more Open Game chess openings to learn:
The next chess opening to study on this website is the Scotch Gambit (Lesson 32). And on this page you've learned the Scotch Game chess opening ECO C45, which starts with the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4. The Scotch Game is a sample of open game chess openings because it starts with 1.e4 e5...
Scotch Game How to Play - Video: This chess video on Scotch Game will help you learn its 3 main variations. This opening video is also designed to help you develop feel of correctly playing Scotch Game and learn the opening's ideas, developing squares, and typical positions.
Before you play the video, please read the following information to better understand a general picture on Scotch Game... Today this chess opening is being popular. It was played by Garry Kasparov who considered Scotch Game as a nice alternative to multivariation Ruy Lopes.
Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4, C45) and Scotch Gambit (to be discussed later: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 (or 4.c3), C44) are two parts of the Scotch Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4, C44-45). Scotch Game is an excited one to play for White and Black.
To answer Scotch Game, Black has 1 of the next 4 moves: (1) 4... Bc5 - appr. 45% in 2009; (2) 4... Nc6 - appr. 40%; (3) 4... Nxd4 - appr. 10%; (4) 4... Qh4 - appr. 5%. Officially, Scotch Game has 21 variations: 4 - 6 of them are the most commonly played. The opening is useful for beginners...
The video will display how to correctly play the following 3 main variations of Scotch Game: Meitner variation, Schmidt variation, and Horwitz Attack variation. To see the Scotch Game How to Play video, just click the Play button below:
• If the opening video hasn't shown up, please wait a little. • If the video stops, drag a little right the player's handle. • If the video displays an error, try to start and play it later.
To replay on the chess board and learn the Scotch Game variations which were shown in the above video, see them in writing below:
Video - Ponziani Opening How to Play: This chess video on Ponziani Opening will help you learn 3 main variations of this chess opening. The video is also designed to help you develop feel of correctly playing Ponziani Opening and learn ideas, developing squares, etc.
Before you play the video, please read the following information to better understand a general picture on playing Ponziani Opening... Today this chess opening has been forgotten. It is difficult even to find sample games on Pozniani Opening at the chess master level. But...
Pozniani Opening must be good for White. If you play correctly for White, you will have at least an equal position. As with any opening, the main problem is to have idea how to play it. And now you are proposed to find the video below and see it. Maybe you will like this opening...
The video will display how to correctly play 3 main variations of Pozniani Opening: Leonhardt variation, Jaenisch Counterattack variation, and Ponziani Countergambit variation. To see the Ponziani Opening How to Play video, click the Play button below:
• If the opening video hasn't shown up, please wait a little. • If the video stops, drag a little right the player's handle.
To replay on the chess board and learn the Ponziani Opening variations which were shown in the above video, see them in writing below:
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