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Scotch Game: Potter Variation

ECO C45 · 1,629 games · Black to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3
52% White4% Draw44% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Bb61,51593.0%
Bxf2+261.6%
Bb4+231.4%
Be7201.2%

A further 45 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: Classical Variation 4... Bc5Scotch Game: Potter Variation 5. Nb3

Other lines in this family

Classical VariationC45…11,108Classical Variation, Intermezzo VariationC45… 5. Nxc6 Qf61,495Blumenfeld AttackC45… 5. Be3 Qf6 6. Nb5257Paulsen AttackC45… 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bb5170Scotch GameC45…37,486Schmidt VariationC45… 4... Nf65,937Mieses VariationC45… 4... Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e51,060Steinitz VariationC45… 4... Qh4919Malaniuk VariationC45… 4... Bb4+474Steinitz VariationC45… 4... Qh4 5. Nc3472

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.