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Italian Game: Scotch Invitation Declined

ECO C56 · 431 games · White to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 d6
52% White6% Draw42% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
dxe524757.3%
O-O276.3%
Ng5153.5%
Nc3153.5%
d5133.0%

A further 114 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. d4Italian Game: Scotch Invitation Declined 4... d6

Other lines in this family

Two Knights Defense, Open VariationC56…4,855Scotch GambitC56… 4... exd4 5. O-O2,858Scotch Gambit, Max Lange AttackC56… 4... exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne41,675Scotch Gambit, Double Gambit AcceptedC56… 4... exd4 5. O-O Nxe41,238Two Knights Defense, Perreux VariationC56… 4... exd4 5. Ng5860Scotch Gambit, Anderssen AttackC56… 4... exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3757Scotch Gambit, Nakhmanson GambitC56… 4... exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Nc3151Two 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.