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Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit

ECO C44 · 19,276 games · Black to move

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

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nf65,33127.7%Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense C44
Bc53,98620.7%Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit C44
h62,66713.8%
d62,46712.8%
Bb4+1,7699.2%Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, London Defense C44
Be71,6978.8%Scotch Game: Benima Defense C44
Qf63541.8%
Qe71620.8%
d51490.8%
f6950.5%
g6950.5%
Nge7940.5%

A further 410 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: Scotch Gambit 4. Bc4

Other lines in this family

Haxo GambitC44… 4... Bc55,563Scotch Gambit, Advance VariationC44… 4... Nf6 5. e54,434Scotch Gambit, London DefenseC44… 4... Bb4+1,769Scotch Gambit, Sarratt VariationC44… 4... Bc5 5. Ng51,114Scotch Gambit, Cochrane-Anderssen VariationC44… 4... Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Bg4180Vitzthum AttackC44… 4... Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Qh5106Scotch GameC44…65,619Scotch GameC45… 4. Nxd437,486Classical VariationC45… 4. Nxd4 Bc511,108Schmidt VariationC45… 4. Nxd4 Nf65,937

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.