Puzzles from the Scotch Game
Rating 983Black to move. Find the best move.
Puzzle
Black to move. Find the best move.
Your move.
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Opening
Scotch Game
White opens the centre at once with 3. d4. Pieces come out fast and the game becomes tactical early.
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
- Chosen by White
- 7,029 puzzles
- Average rating 1418
The position after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
What Scotch Game puzzles look like
Counted from 7,029 puzzlesThe fork is the most common tactic in Scotch Game puzzles, in 13% of them. 31% end in checkmate. The average puzzle rating is 1418.
Most common tactics
Ideas in the Scotch Game
- Open lines earlyAfter the pawns are traded on d4, both sides have open files and diagonals.
- Space for WhiteWhite keeps a pawn on e4 while Black has no pawn in the centre to match it.
- Black hits back at once...Nf6 and ...Bc5 attack e4 and d4. White has to know the replies.