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Scotch Game: Mieses Variation

ECO C45 · 1,060 games · Black to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5
47% White6% Draw47% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Qe764961.2%
Nd537635.5%
Ne4232.2%

A further 12 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... Nc6Scotch Game 3. d4Scotch Game 3... exd4Scotch Game 4. Nxd4Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation 4... Nf6Scotch Game: Mieses Variation 6. e5

Other lines in this family

Schmidt VariationC45…5,937Scotch GameC45…37,486Classical VariationC45… 4... Bc511,108Potter VariationC45… 4... Bc5 5. Nb31,629Classical Variation, Intermezzo VariationC45… 4... Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf61,495Steinitz VariationC45… 4... Qh4919Malaniuk VariationC45… 4... Bb4+474Steinitz VariationC45… 4... Qh4 5. Nc3472Modern DefenseC45… 4... Qh4 5. Nc3 Bb4420Blumenfeld AttackC45… 4... Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. Nb5257

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.