Scotch - Gottschall variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 d5 8. Nb5 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 O-O 10. Nxc7 Rb8 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Nb4

White advances the king's pawn to e4. Black advances the king's pawn to e5. White develops the knight to f3.

Black develops the knight to c6. White moves the queen's pawn to d4. Black captures on d4 with the king's pawn.

White captures with the knight on d4. Black develops the dark-squared bishop to c5. White develops the dark-squared bishop to e3.

Black places the queen to f6. White plays the c-pawn to c3. Black moves the knight to e7.

White deploys the queen to d2. Black advances the queen's pawn to d5. White jumps the knight to b5.

Black captures with the dark-squared bishop on e3. White captures with the queen on e3. Black castles kingside.

White captures with the knight on c7. Black deploys the rook to b8. White captures with the knight on d5.

Black captures with the knight on d5. White captures on d5 with the king's pawn. Black transfers the knight to b4.

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