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A good example of why to look at your opponent's potential responses before moving. I went from a pawn lead to resignation in three moves. |
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6
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The Four Knights Game, taking literally "move knights before bishops." |
 
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4. d4
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The Scotch Four Knights Game, can be reached from the Scotch Game. |
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4... exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6
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Opening the way for his queen? Disrupting my pawns? |
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6... bxc6 7. f3
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That pawn didn't need weakening, note the threat of Qh4 |
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7... O-O
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The e file is a good place to attack. |
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8. Bd2 Re8 9. h3
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Doesn't really accomplish anything. |
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9... d5
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Hoping for pressure on d2. |
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10. Be2 dxe4 11. O-O exf3
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I'll take a free pawn. |
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12. Bxf3 Bb7
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Defending c6, but my bishop is cramped. |
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13. a3
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Doesn't gain anything, since I regain the tempo by checking. |
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13... Bc5+ 14. Kh1 Qd6
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I have many attacking possibilities. My knight could move in as the queen and bishop control the king's flight squares. My rook could go to the d file to threaten the Bd2. |
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15. Bg5 Rad8 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Ne4 Qe5
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Better would be 17...Rxe4 18. Bxe4 Rxd1 19.Raxd1, winning a knight and queen for two rooks. |
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18. Qe2 Bd4
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Attacking b2. |
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19. c3
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But it really just lost me a tempo. |
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19... Bb6
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At least the bishop isn't under attack. |
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20. Qc4 c5
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Opening up one bishop and closing off another. The dark bishop doesn't do much the rest of the game. |
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21. Rfe1 Bxe4
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I wasn't sure what to do, so I just exchanged pieces. |
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22. Bxe4 Qe6
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The losing move. I was hoping to trade queens or at least annoy his, allowing to free my bishop with c4. |
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23. Bxh7+
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Watch when there's the possibility of a discovered attack with check. |
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23... Kxh7 24. Rxe6
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I could be down a queen and pawn for a bishop and rook, with a chance of recovering, but I made another mistake. |
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