1.e4 without a safety netScotch, Vienna and King's Gambit: opening the position early instead of building and waiting.

The openings in the last module held the centre and waited. These three do the opposite: they open the position early, trading material or a pawn for time. They are not better or worse — they are a TASTE. If you prefer a messy position to a tidy one, your repertoire starts here.

The Scotch. It starts like the Italian, and on move three it plays d4 right in your face.

The Vienna. The knight goes to c3 before anything else, and the idea only shows up later.

The King's Gambit. It is 400 years old and still frightening: White gives up a pawn on move two.

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