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Italian Game: Scotch Gambit

ECO C56 · 2,858 games · Black to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O
51% White6% Draw43% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nxe41,19341.7%Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Double Gambit Accepted C56
Bc570324.6%Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack C56
d650817.8%Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Janowski Defense C56
Be72067.2%Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, de Riviere Defense C56
d51264.4%
h6120.4%
Bb4110.4%
Bd6100.3%

A further 89 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4King's Pawn Game 1... e5King's Knight Opening 2. Nf3King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation 2... Nc6Italian Game 3. Bc4Italian Game: Two Knights Defense 3... Nf6Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Open Variation 4. d4Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense 4... exd4Italian Game: Scotch Gambit 5. O-O

Other lines in this family

Scotch Gambit, Double Gambit AcceptedC56… 5... Nxe41,238Scotch Gambit, Anderssen AttackC56… 5... Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3757Scotch Gambit, Nakhmanson GambitC56… 5... Nxe4 6. Nc3151Scotch Gambit, Max Lange AttackC56… 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne41,675Two Knights Defense, Perreux VariationC56… 5. Ng5860Two Knights Defense, Open VariationC56…4,855Scotch Invitation DeclinedC56… 4... d6431Two Knights DefenseC55…50,878Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's OpeningC55… 4. d320,475Giuoco Pianissimo, NormalC50… 4. d3 Bc514,780

All 105 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.