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GM Michael Roiz keeps building his 1.e4 e5 repertoire with another fascinating work - Expert Repertoire against the Scotch Game. The Scotch Game has always been considered a challenging and ambitious antidote to 1...e5. If you are an 1...e5 player, you should take this opening very seriously.
In this database, GM Michael Roiz provides an expert solution for Black based on 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
The move 4...Nf6 has always been considered Black's most ambitious system against the Scotch Game. White should immediately decide how to deal with the defence of the e4-pawn. Objectively speaking, 4...Nf6 is Black's only way to completely solve the problems. Therefore, it's not a surprise that this is the top choice of the elite players.

We are happy to introduce another fascinating opening project by GM Pavel Eljanov - Play the Four Knights - Practical Repertoire for White. When sending the draft version of this product, Eljanov wrote, "I think it's my the most sound and practically valuable database so far".
In this database, Eljanov provides a complete repertoire for White after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3
The database consists of 8 theoretical chapters, 10 interactive test positions, a Memory Booster, and a Video Version (1h and 40 min).

This course will make you feel the pleasure of seeing your strong opponents walking on thin ice. If you want to win important tournament games without making a single move on your own, GM Cheparinov is the right coach. Even the world's strongest players fear his in-depth preparations. The current Scotch course is not an exception.

The camp Understand the Scotch Game is already a digital product. This product includes all the videos from the masterclass as well as the PGN file related to the training sessions. Overall, the material consists of approximately 9 hours of video and a PGN database which includes 69 files!

Players from all levels struggle to find a reliable repertoire for White after 1.e4 e5. Usually, Black is able to achieve a rock-solid position without theoretical problems.
In this course, Armenian grandmasters Avetik Grigoryan and Samvel Ter-Sahakyan make a strong case for the Scotch Game that arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4
The current video course suggests playing trendy and aggressive lines. Besides deep explanations of tactical and positional ideas, you will find many novelties and unexplored ideas. The content is structured in a way that players of all levels can benefit. The basic section makes sure that you get a strong foundation. Those of you who want to go even deeper can examine the Advanced Section which is very useful for a level of 2200+.

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In the current database, GM Robert Hungaski will be offering you a comprehensive repertoire against the Scotch Opening. After the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4, he suggests the move 4...Bc5 with the idea to provide you with sound and intuitive positions. In his explanations, besides theoretical knowledge, the author pays attention to all the important positional ideas as well. Moreover, if you are a diligent student of the opening, you will also be able to incorporate some forced lines by which you can try to create concrete problems for your opponent very early in the game.

The Scotch Game has recently gained popularity as many top-level players have used it frequently. One of the benefits of choosing this opening is that White is taking his opponent out from his comfort zone in Italian and Ruy Lopez.
The Scotch becomes very popular when Gary Kasparov scored many important wins with this opening.

Nowadays almost all top players tried it from time to time, but Nakamura and Nepomniachti played it regularly and very successfully.
IM Ris is providing us with a complete repertoire for White which offers many new and unexplored ideas. The main tactical and strategical ideas are very well explained, but also many interesting novelties are revealed.
The database contains 15 Theoretical Chapters and 15 Test Positions.

Given the fact that nowadays White experiences major difficulties to obtain an advantage in Ruy Lopez, he started looking for decent alternatives. That is why the so-called Scotch Opening became highly popular even at top level. In the recent years, modern practice showed that the Scotch offers a variety of interesting and unexplored positions. That is the reason why among it's supporters we could find the names of creative top grandmasters like Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Ian Nepomniatchi, Alexader Morozevich and of course the great Garry Kasparov.
The current data is designed to provide the reader with a solid Anti-Scotch repertoire which can be used at any level.