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Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Bardeleben Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.d4exd44.c3dxc35.Bc4Nf66.Nxc3Bb4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Bardeleben Variation224k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
43%97k67%
37%83k55%
5.3%12k50%
4.9%11k53%
2.9%6.6k56%
2.3%5.2k44%
1.6%3.7k46%
1%2.2k46%
0.6%1.4k44%
0.5%1.1k53%
Famous games in this line22 master games
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2565) – Lombardy, William James (2520)1973½–½Zarnicki, Pablo (2435) – Sorokin, Maxim (2520)19941–0Levy, David Neil Lawrence (2360) – Karaklajic, Nikola (2490)19721–0Sitnikov, A. (2352) – Aleksandrov, A. (2496)2022½–½Nataf, Igor Alexandre (2340) – Horvath, Gyula (2455)19950–1Asmundsson, Ingvar (2395) – Bessenay, Maurice (2400)1974½–½Raaste, Eero J (2330) – Rantanen, Yrjo A (2460)19751–0Ghizdavu, Dumitru (2425) – Dake, Arthur William (2360)19751–0
Heroes of this opening Zarnicki, Pablo · Levy, David Neil Lawrence · Horvath, Gyula · Raaste, Eero J
Family
Scotch Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C44
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. Nxc3 Bb4
GambitClassical
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