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Scotch Game

Gottschall Variation

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  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.Nf3Nc6
  3. 3.d4exd4
  4. 4.Nxd4Bc5
  5. 5.Be3Qf6
  6. 6.c3Nge7
  7. 7.Qd2d5
  8. 8.Nb5Bxe3
  9. 9.Qxe3O-O
  10. 10.Nxc7Rb8
  11. 11.Nxd5Nxd5
  12. 12.exd5Nb4

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A Classical Scotch gambit in which Black meets 7. Qd2 with 7...d5, sacrificing two pawns for development and open lines.

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About the Gottschall Variation

In the traditional Classical line 4...Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2, Black strikes in the center with 7...d5 instead of completing development quietly. After 8. Nb5 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 O-O 10. Nxc7 Rb8 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Nb4, White has collected two pawns but remains uncastled. Black's knight eyes c2 and d5, and the half-open c- and d-files and the open e-file offer compensation for the material.

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