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The scotch has quickly become my favorite opening, but rarely goes the way I intend initially. What other ways are there to gain an advantage if, for example, black attacks the e4 pawn rather than defending e5?
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"What other ways are there to gain an advantage"
++ You cannot really gain an advantage. White is up a tempo, but that is no real advantage.
If you play 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4, then it is logical to play
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6/Nc6/e6 3 d4
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3