Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...Nf6/4. d4/4...exd4/5. O-O/5...Nxe4/6. Re1

Scotch Gambit Accepted
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) r1bqkb1r/pppp1ppp/2n5/8/2Bpn3/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQR1K1 b
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1

Scotch Gambit Accepted

6. Re1!

White pins the greedy knight on e4. As f5 would be too slow and Qe7 is still a major piece pin, d5! is the only sensible followup.

d5 is only temporary, however, as Bxd5! followed by Nc3! taking advantage of both pins on the heavy pieces equalizes. An immediate Nc3 is an option as well, though less common.

Theory table

For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1

	6	7	8
Main Line	... d5	Bxd5 Qxd5	Nc3 Qa5	∞