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Scotch Game: Steinitz Variation

ECO C45 · 919 games

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

Out of 919 games from this position: White wins 45%, draws 4%, Black wins 51%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Nc347251.4%
Nxc623125.1%
Qd3899.7%
Nb5626.7%
Nf3161.7%

A further 49 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.