Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit

About this opening

The Scotch Gambit (4.Bc4 instead of recapturing on d4) offers the central pawn for blazing development and immediate pressure on the f7 point. White banks on the initiative and tactical complications, in the pure spirit of the open games of the 19th century. It is a tricky, enjoyable weapon, ideal for those who like to attack from the first moves without locking into heavy theory.