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Scotch Game: Modern Defense

ECO C45 · 420 games

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nc3 Bb4

Out of 420 games from this position: White wins 50%, draws 3%, Black wins 47%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Qd311527.4%
Nxc610926.0%
Be29021.4%
Nb55011.9%
Bd3112.6%
Be3102.4%

A further 35 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

Data: 4.0M rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.