Scotch
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nb3 Bb6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Qe2!?
This is the most popular continuation in ChessBase's 2024 Mega database.
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| How should Black respond? |
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7...Qe7?!
The mainline in Mega24 runs 7...0-0 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 a5!? 10.a4 Nd4 11.Qd3!? Nxb3 12.cxb3 c6!? 13.0-0-0, with an edge for White, according to Stockfish16.1 and Dragon1 (the latter is the keener on White's position).
8.Bg5
Black already seems to be in trouble.
8...h6?
8...h6?
The engines suggest 8...Qe6!?, but give White the upper hand.
9.Nd5! Qe5
Not 9...Qxe4?? as the black queen is lost after 10.Nxf6+.
10.Bxf6
This is much better than 10.f4? Qxb2.
10...gxf6 11.0-0-0 d6 12.f4 Qe6 13.Qh5
Even stronger, according to the engines, are 13.Qe1!? and 13.f5!?
13...Ne7?
Best seems to be the deeply unappealing 13...Kf8.
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| White to play and win the black queen |
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14.Nd4! 1-0
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