SCOTCH GAME OPENING

These are two completely different openings.  The Colle is slow and solid.  The basic idea is development with equality and familiar mid-games.  The Scotch game is quick and very tactical, full of traps and can get very complex.  It is a wonderful opening for the attacking tactician, but remember that tactics work both ways.

Try them both for a while and see which fits your personality and you enjoy playing it.  Then get a book or two on your opening and study it to really make it YOUR opening.

Regards,

Mike

The scotch is solid, is one of my least favorite openings to play as black.

dear  photray,  yes  i'm  using it  a lot  with  great  results,  but  i  found  my  key is to develope  and castle  as  quick  as  possible  before  starting  any  attack

whats  the  difference  in the  scotch game  and the  goring  gambit(i  thought that  was  the scotch game  also,  does  this develope  quicker  and if  so  ,  why?

                                      thanks   tony  antne003

photray94,  yes  thanks, i keep  on  chugging  along,  but i'mn  still verymuch  interested  in  chess

                                           thanks    tony from  jersey  shore   antne003

dear  antonooch, billyidle  and  photoray94

i  thank  you  all for  you  suggestions  and i  will in deed  atytempt to  try  them

                                                            thanks  tony  (antne003)

dear photray94,   yes, thankyou,  my  left leg is doing great, i'm  walking more  with my  cane but still have  a richie brace  thats  working  great.

my main problem is my left hand(it hasn't moved since stroke, opening the fingers.

This bothers me because prior to  the strtoke, i was  highly involved in the martial arts for  over  35  years(goju karate, usfj judo,  aikido  and  philipino stick and  knife fighting),  now i can open my left hand.  but i'm righthanded so i'll be back with stick, knife and  cane

                                yes i'm still playing scotch opening but lost  10 times to an older guy at club, in the  interum, i beat him one game and he came back and beat me three more

                             i  will not  quit                  take  care  antne003(tony)

Dude,

When Kasparov played the Scotch against Anand, I was sold.  The Scotch was used in a Word Championship match.  What more do you need to know?

PHOTRAY94,  THANKS FOR ASKING, IT NEVER  CEASES TO  AMAZE ME AS TO  HOW MANY  GOOD AND KIND  PEOPLE THEIR ARE  ON THIS SITE.   I  DON'T know if thats a word, but i  know what you mean.

i've been doing  great  with  my  scotch opening for  white  ,  as  the  host of our chess club  comes over my house  and helps me  polish it every  tuesday nite  and our  club meets on monday  7:00pm to  9:00pm

(there  are  only three of us, but i  beat the  host  monday  of which made me very happy

(hes alittle older in his 70's , but has  tournament experience in the  uscf  in the past and is very  knowledgeable

i  am now  working on  my  caro  khan for black against e4   and  the slav  against d4

i  find on you tube you can type in your opening and it will give you  instrructional videos  on learning  them

photray  in closing i wish you, your family and love ones the very  happiest, safest and joyous of new years and may you  prospor  in anything you  chose  to do.

                  thanks  tony from the jersey shore

                   (antne003)

I always get my opening information from www.eudesign.com/chessops

Good site ; check it out

thanks for  your kind comments  and the  help  you  have  given me,  it so  good to  have  a  site  with  great  members  that  help  a  beginner like me

                                tony from the jersey  shore  (antne003)

dear MIKE MARNO,  by  caps i don't mean  no disrespect  as i was  told by other membersd  that  it  yelling,  i'm  not, i just feel it  was  easier to  read,  i'm  a 61  yr.  retired chief iof  police from  stone  harbor, new jersey

i  love  the  scotch  and want to learn as much as i can,  i have  books on ity, but  really  want to  find the  best one that  explains  what move  it meant to do.

as  black i play  caro kann against  e4  and the sla against  d4.

if you  want to  write  my email is  antne003@verizon.net

i  thank the others members for their comments  also, they  were  all constructive info i received

                     thanks   tony from the jersey shore,  antne003

Tony, I HAVE FOUND AN OPENING THAT I REALLY LIKE, IT IS CALLED THE "GRUENFELD INDIAN DEFENCE" I THINK IT IS D85 ON THE "ECO". IT BASICALLY GIVES WHITE ALOT OF TEMPO AND IF YOU READ INTO IT YOU CAN FIND SOME REALLY COMPLEX LINES. HOPE I HELPED.

ALSO THE CATALAN OPENING IS REALLY GOOD AND I LOOKING INTO THAT AT THE MOMENT. HOPE I HELPED ONCE AGAIN.

CALUM, (chessman_calum)

dear photray94

     I  DON'T THINKS ITS A WORD, BUT I UNDERSTOOD WHAT  YOU  MEANT

i  just got out of hospital  and rehab, i was  in after i took acouple of falls, they thought i had a mini stroke, but the m.r.i. showed negative.

i had two stents put in my left  carotid artery

as it was closed to 80% and now they opened it to  25%

they also thought i had a spot on my lung,  the  m.r.i again showed negative.

but glad to be home and thanks for your thoughts

                            tony from jersey shore

                             antne003

MEMBERS, THANKS FOR ALL YOUR COMMENTS, I AM STICKING WITH THE SCOTCH FOR WHITE  and will play it  whether i win or lose so i can attempt to  find  my weak spots

as black for a defense i'll try to learn the caro kann against e4 and the slav against d4

i thought of the alekine also, but those two are enough for the time being

                  thanks  tony   (antne003)

dear photray and other members who responded to my post, i just got out of hospital again and rehab after i fell, broke my shoulder and they think i had another mini strong but  m. r. i.  didn't show anything new, but mini strokes don't leave any signs that i had another one.

i had 2 corotid stents put in my left corotid artery due to it being closed to 80%, now they

opened it to25% which is  great, i feel  good now but have 3 week therapy for my shoulder

back to chess.   i'm  playing better with scotch as white, but need help with my caro kann as a black defense and have a lot of questions,  i'm asking you if you have any good friends that are  good with  caro kann

give them my email as i have  a lot of questions?

my email is   antne003@verizon.net

                   thanks  tony   (antne003)

I have been using the caro- kann recently just for you... I figure that if I am white I seem to get a great advantage after 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c3. I am not sure what it is called, but I like it :)

to all who answered my post as well as those i know who just asked how i was doing.   i'm  very greatful to you all for your friendship and your help.

have a safe and happy thankgiving for  those who celebrate it and bless your families.

                                           tony  solis  antne003