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Scotch Game: Benima Defense

ECO C44 · 2,903 games · White to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d4 exd4
52% White5% Draw43% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nxd41,39248.0%
c31,00334.6%
O-O42314.6%
e5230.8%

A further 62 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: Hungarian Defense 3... Be7Scotch Game: Benima Defense 4... exd4

Other lines in this family

Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti DefenseC44… 3... Nf6 4. d4 exd49,132Scotch Gambit, Kingside VariationC44… 3... Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 Ng4543Scotch GameC44… 3. d470,259Scotch GameC44… 3. d4 exd465,619Scotch GameC45… 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd437,486Scotch GambitC44… 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc419,276Lolli VariationC44… 3. d4 Nxd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. Qxd411,312Classical VariationC45… 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc511,108Schmidt VariationC45… 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf65,937Göring GambitC44… 3. d4 exd4 4. c35,718

All 33 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.