The Scotch Game

If you've enjoyed reading our chess books, wait until you've seen what's on this CD!

Everyman Chess are delighted to be able to provide you with "Starting Out: The Scotch Game" in a format ideal for computer viewing.

This will enable you to link to all the chess games, commentary and text from the original book, and replay and interact with the moves easily onscreen.

The Scotch Game, one of the oldest openings, was catapulted back into the limelight due to the enterprise of Garry Kasparov, who completely rejuvenated it with an abundance of original ideas for White.

As a result, this dynamic opening has once again become popular at all levels of chess.

In this easy-to-read guide, opening expert John Emms goes back to basics, studying the essential principles of the Scotch Opening.

The early moves and ideas are introduced and care is taken to explain the reasoning behind them, something that is often neglected or taken for granted.

It provides user-friendly layout to help readers absorb ideas.

It concentrates on the key principles of the Scotch Opening.

It is ideal for the improving player.