Scotch - Paulsen attack


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bb5

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 plays 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 moves the c-pawn to c3. Black jumps the knight to e7.

White moves the light-squared bishop to b5.


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