C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.Nf3 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qf6 5.Be3 Bc5 6.c3 Qg6 7.Nd2 Nf6)

I thought about whether or not to post the game below for awhile due to it being a very short timeout win. The game did go far enough, so that the opening could be categorised and also far enough to feature some mistakes or maybe inaccuries would be more appropriate in this occasion. Even though this variation is in theory, it might not be the best line to play with the black pieces because white can reply 6...Qg6 with 7.Nb5 and black is in trouble. White is better after that but maybe not winning. I would recommend to avoid playing this line and play the move 6...Nge7 instead of 6...Qg6 which would lead to a more even position than the move played in the game.

This game was played on the first round of one of the strongest tournaments that I have ever played and certainly the strongest I have played at Red Hot Pawn. The tournament is called 2015 October Grand Split Three Seven I 1800+ and it started with 30 players that were divided into two groups of 15. I am playing in group 1 and I am currently the 7th highest rated player in the group with a rating of 1888. The strongest player in the group is rated 2539 and the second highest is rated 2425. This tournament has three players with a rating of 2400+ and five players are rated over 2100. It is true that those players are divided evenly to both groups. As I am playing on group 1, the average rating of all the players is higher than it is on group 2. Only the winner or winners will advance to the second round, so the second round may only consist of two players. I have so far finished five games in this tournament, out of which I have won four and sadly all four have been won on time. Not only that but the game below might be the longest of these four in view of how many moves were played. I have also lost one game, it was a proper game at least, against the second highest rated player of the group. I have no delusions of winning this group, due to its strong participants, but I will do what I can in order to get a good result from the tournament.

[Event "Grand Split Three Seven"] [Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"] [Date "2015.12.21"] [Round "1"] [White "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Black "rookguy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "1877"] [BlackElo "1761"] [Annotator "Stockfish 6 64 BMI2 (30s), TV"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 {Black threatens to win material: e5xd4} 3. Nf3 (3. dxe5 Nxe5 4. Nf3 Bd6 {+/=}) 3... exd4 {=} 4. Nxd4 {White has a very active position} Qf6 {Black threatens to win material: Qf6xd4} (4... Nf6 5. Nc3 {=}) 5. Be3 { Black's piece can't move: c8} Bc5 6. c3 {Controls b4} Qg6 {Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Millennium Variation. Black threatens to win material: Qg6xe4} (6... Nge7 7. Nc2 {Scotch Game: Meitner Variation} (7. Qd2 {Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Blackburne Attack})) (6... Nge7 7. Bc4 {=}) 7. Nd2 ( 7. Nb5 $5 {is an interesting idea} Bxe3 8. Nxc7+ (8. fxe3 Kd8 {=/+}) 8... Kd8 9. Nxa8 {+/=}) 7... Nf6 {C45 Scotch Game} 8. Qf3 1-0