Scotch · Opening 1 of 3

Scotch · Beginner

The 10 Scotch Game lines you meet most often, playing White.

Shared1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 Verified

VARIATION 1

3...exd4 … 8.O-O-O O-O 9.f3 c5

Scotch Game line, 10 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

1/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Drill progress

·LEARN

·RECALL

DRILL

MASTER

Start drill ~ 4 min

VARIATION 2 · LOCKED

3...exd4 … 15.Qg4+ Kh7 16.Qh4+ Kg6

Scotch Game line, 24 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

2/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 drilled

VARIATION 3 · LOCKED

3...d6 4.d5 Nce7 5.c4 Bg4 6.h3 Bh5

Scotch Game line, 8 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

3/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V2 drilled

VARIATION 4 · LOCKED

3...exd4 … 7.fxe3 Qxb2 8.N1c3 a6

Scotch Game line, 11 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

4/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V3 drilled

VARIATION 5 · LOCKED

Knight Hunt

Engine-verified opening line.

Variation

5/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V4 drilled

VARIATION 6 · LOCKED

3...exd4 4.Nxd4 Nxd4 5.Qxd4 c5 6.Qd3 d6

Scotch Game line, 8 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

6/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V5 drilled

VARIATION 7 · LOCKED

3...exd4 4.Nxd4 Nxd4 5.Qxd4 Qf6 6.e5 Qb6

Scotch Game line, 9 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

7/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V6 drilled

VARIATION 8 · LOCKED

3...exd4 … 7.N1c3 a6 8.Nd5 Qd8

Scotch Game line, 11 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

8/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V7 drilled

VARIATION 9 · LOCKED

Black Alt A

Another vetted way the Scotch Game unfolds. Learn the shape.

Variation

9/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V8 drilled

VARIATION 10 · LOCKED

3...exd4 … 6.Bxd4 Bxd4 7.Qxd4 Nf6

Scotch Game line, 9 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

10/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V9 drilled

When all 10 variations drilled

0 of 10 mastered. Clear the rest to unlock the next Scotch opening.

Engine · Mainline · depth 18

All moves chess.js-legal · variation ordering matches master-game frequency.

Live

Practice all 10 variations

Shuffled drill. Wrong lines re-queue. Stays inside this opening.

Repertoire · Scotch

Scotch · Opening 1 of 3

Scotch · Beginner

The 10 Scotch Game lines you meet most often, playing White.

Shared1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 Verified

VARIATION 1

3...exd4 … 8.O-O-O O-O 9.f3 c5

Scotch Game line, 10 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

1/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Drill progress

·LEARN

·RECALL

DRILL

MASTER

Start drill ~ 4 min

VARIATION 2 · LOCKED

3...exd4 … 15.Qg4+ Kh7 16.Qh4+ Kg6

Scotch Game line, 24 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

2/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 drilled

VARIATION 3 · LOCKED

3...d6 4.d5 Nce7 5.c4 Bg4 6.h3 Bh5

Scotch Game line, 8 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

3/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V2 drilled

VARIATION 4 · LOCKED

3...exd4 … 7.fxe3 Qxb2 8.N1c3 a6

Scotch Game line, 11 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

4/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V3 drilled

VARIATION 5 · LOCKED

Knight Hunt

Engine-verified opening line.

Variation

5/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V4 drilled

VARIATION 6 · LOCKED

3...exd4 4.Nxd4 Nxd4 5.Qxd4 c5 6.Qd3 d6

Scotch Game line, 8 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

6/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V5 drilled

VARIATION 7 · LOCKED

3...exd4 4.Nxd4 Nxd4 5.Qxd4 Qf6 6.e5 Qb6

Scotch Game line, 9 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

7/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V6 drilled

VARIATION 8 · LOCKED

3...exd4 … 7.N1c3 a6 8.Nd5 Qd8

Scotch Game line, 11 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

8/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V7 drilled

VARIATION 9 · LOCKED

Black Alt A

Another vetted way the Scotch Game unfolds. Learn the shape.

Variation

9/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V8 drilled

VARIATION 10 · LOCKED

3...exd4 … 6.Bxd4 Bxd4 7.Qxd4 Nf6

Scotch Game line, 9 moves deep. You play White.

Variation

10/10

Moves

Depth

18engine

Unlocks when V1 + V9 drilled

When all 10 variations drilled

0 of 10 mastered. Clear the rest to unlock the next Scotch opening.

Engine · Mainline · depth 18

All moves chess.js-legal · variation ordering matches master-game frequency.

Live

Practice all 10 variations

Shuffled drill. Wrong lines re-queue. Stays inside this opening.