With so many “bore draws” resulting from the Berlin Endgame (Ruy Lopez/Spanish), the attacking player needs a different option. Introducing the Scotch (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4!) – the opening resurrected by Garry Kasparov with devastating effect in his World Championship against Karpov.
Foxy DVD Series – Vol 172 – 174
With so many “bore draws” resulting from the Berlin Endgame (Ruy Lopez/Spanish), the attacking player needs a different option. Introducing the Scotch (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4!) – the opening resurrected by Garry Kasparov with devastating effect in his World Championship against Karpov.
The Scotch, arguably White’s strongest option against 1…e5, was somehow ignored at the top level for nearly 100 years. But, when Kasparov discovered what everyone else had missed, the hidden venom soon became apparent and the Scotch, once again, became a deadly attacking weapon.
Now the secrets of the Scotch are laid bare in this 12-hour collection from GM Ron Henley.
Conveniently organized into 3 parts, Kasparov’s Killer Scotch for the Tournament Player, enables you to build up your understanding of this opening in the shortest amount of time by:
- Explaining the main ideas for both sides (such as White’s e4-e5 push), when and why they work (and when they don’t) – giving you a ton of attacking plans that will both surprise your opponent and reduce your thinking time.
- Providing a clear analysis of each of Black’s replies (e.g., 4…Nxd4 and 4…Qh4) with fantastic, memorable GM games showing how to meet each of them.
- Revealing Garry Kasparov’s killer attacks in an entire section devoted to his best games with the Scotch (part 3/Foxy #174). Seeing how Kasparov simply dismantles the worlds best is as inspiring as it is instructive!
GM Ron Henley spent months researching and organizing this material and it shows. The end result is a perfectly devised opening course, patiently explained, instructive and made easy to remember with a ton of model examples from Grandmaster play.
In the rare case, your opponent has studied this opening as much as you, you’ll have a comfortable position with attacking chances that’s nice to play. If they haven’t, you’ll steamroller them off the board!
Kasparov’s Killer Scotch to your repertoire and enjoy big advantages early on; open, attacking games and have a ton of fun too!
Part 1
- Early Black Alternatives
- 2…d6 (Philidor Defense)
- 3…d6 (Steinitz Ruy)
- 3…Nf6, 3…Nxd4, 3…d5, 3…Qf6, 3…f6
Part 2
- Early Black Alternatives
- 4…Nxd4 , 4…Qf6, 4…g6, 4…Bb4+
- Steinitz 4…Qh4
- Early Black Alternatives
- Classical 4…Bc5 5.Nxc6 bxc6
- 4…Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qf3
Part3
- Garry Kasparov Greatest Scotch Games
- Mieses Variation
- 4…Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.Bd3
- 4…Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Nd5
- 4…Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Ne4 & 6.e5 Ng8
- 4…Nf6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Nb6
- 4…Nf6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Ba6
- 4…Nf6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Ba6
