- Editorial: Thinkers Publishing
- ISBN: 9789492510648
- Páginas: 280
- Dimensiones: 170 mm. x 235 mm.
- Idiomas: Inglés
- Fecha de la edición: 2019
The Modernized Scotch Game
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Descripción
The Scotch was one of the first modern openings to appear in tournament practice. The nature of the
Scotch fitted perfectly into the 19th century era of Romantic chess – the opening’s emphasis on opening
lines, fast development, rapid centralisation and, most importantly, fast attacking chances, meshed
seamlessly with the style of the day. In a stylistic sense the Scotch very much resembles Open Sicilian
positions.
In spite of its long history however, for most of its life the Scotch did not enjoy great popularity. It was a
recognized answer to 1… e5, for sure, but it never seriously challenged the Ruy Lopez as the most
“objective” way to fight for an opening advantage. The general opinion was that Black had enough
resources to achieve equality. The turning point for the fortunes of the Scotch was the world title
matchbetween Kasparov and Karpov in 1990, the first time that the opening had been tested at such an
elite level. Unsurprisingly, Kasparov’s decision to employ this old opening meant that its appearances in
tournaments soared. The popularity of the Scotch generated by this match remains today, and I would
say it is perhaps more popular than ever before. That begs the obvious question – why? Well, due to the
nature of the positions that tend to arise it is ideal for engine analysis, and so it lends itself perfectly to
the tools of the current day. It is a nice paradox that the Romantic foundations of this opening merge so
well with the computerized modern era. Credit can mostly be given to Kasparov for reviving this old
opening, but there are many others who have contributed to exploring new ideas and forging new paths.
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