C44 · Open · a plan for White

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.d4exd44.c3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit2.6M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
65%1.7M40%
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Göring Gambit Declined10%266k51%
6.2%162k43%
5.7%150k47%
5.2%137k48%
4.3%113k43%
0.7%19k45%
0.7%18k43%
0.4%11k41%
0.3%9.1k43%
Famous games in this line736 master games
Nepomniachtchi, I. (2757) – Grischuk, A. (2766)20181–0Ivanchuk, V. (2678) – Sjugirov, S. (2680)20221–0Nisipeanu, LD. (2615) – Eljanov, P. (2697)2023½–½Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2615) – Portisch, Lajos (2635)1975½–½Can, Emre (2464) – Wang, Yue (2736)20080–1Al Modiahki, M. (2542) – Van Foreest, Jorden (2629)20170–1Yu, Yangyi (2607) – Jumabayev, Rinat (2555)20111–0Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2605) – Olafsson, Fridrik (2550)19741–0
Heroes of this opening Nepomniachtchi, I. · Ivanchuk, V. · Wang, Yue · Van Foreest, Jorden
Family
Scotch Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C44
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3
GambitClassical
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Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Göring Gambit DeclinedC44 4…d5Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Double Pawn SacrificeC44 4…dxc3 5.Bc4 · 1 deeper lineScotch Game: Göring Gambit, Main LineC44 4…dxc3 5.Nxc3 Bb4Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Bardeleben VariationC44 4…dxc3 5.Bc4 Nf6 6.Nxc3 Bb4
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