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Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.d4exd44.Bc4Bc5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit3.5M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
58%2.0M58%
16%547k54%
1.9%66k43%
1.2%42k51%
0.6%21k50%
0.5%18k28%
0.2%8.6k45%
0.2%6.7k45%
0.2%5.4k49%
Famous games in this line676 master games
Vachier Lagrave, M. (2796) – Kramnik, V. (2808)Radjabov, Teimour (2788) – Karjakin, Sergey (2779)Grischuk, A. (2766) – Karjakin, Sergey (2773)Grischuk, A. (2766) – Dominguez Perez, L. (2739)Jones, G. (2661) – Caruana, F. (2829)Jones, G. (2702) – Dominguez Perez, L. (2750)Kovalev, Vl (2655) – Kramnik, V. (2792)Jones, G. (2682) – Jakovenko, D. (2735)Heroes of this opening Kramnik, V. · Karjakin, Sergey · Grischuk, A. · Caruana, F.
- Family
- Scotch Game
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C44
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5
GambitClassical
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