[Event "Scotch Opening: Be3"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/5QKosTVW/Q5nSf5pP"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C45"] [Opening "Scotch Game: Classical Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/realhercules"] [StudyName "Scotch Opening"] [ChapterName "Be3"] [UTCDate "2020.04.30"] [UTCTime "15:01:06"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/5QKosTVW/Q5nSf5pP"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 { White threatens to capture with Nxc6 which attacks the queen and makes a discovered attack on Black's c5 bishop for example if Black carelessly plays } { [%csl Gf6][%cal Gd8f6] } 5... Qf6 { [%csl Gd4][%cal Gf6d4,Gc6d4,Gc5d4] } (5... Nf6 { then } 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Bxc5 { and White is up a whole piece. }) 6. c3 Nge7 *