C45 · Open · a plan for White
Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.d4exd44.Nxd4Qh45.Nb5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack34k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Qxe4+68%23k37%
Bb4+12%4.1k50%
Bc59.9%3.4k52%
Kd84.8%1.6k41%
Qd82.9%99241%
Nf61%33848%
Bd60.9%29530%
Qf40.1%350%
a60%1429%
Qg40%60%
Famous games in this line90 master games
Sveshnikov, Evgeny (2585) – Sermek, Drazen (2520)Korneev, Oleg (2590) – Komljenovic, Davorin (2475)Campora, Daniel Hugo (2560) – Mitkov, Nikola (2495)Zapata, Alonso (2515) – Djuric, Stefan (2535)Sveshnikov, Evgeny (2510) – Barle, Janez (2480)Horvath, Csaba (2485) – Wells, Peter K (2495)Barbero, Gerardo F (2495) – Wells, Peter K (2460)Tseshkovsky, Vitaly (2542) – Khamatgaleev, Alexej (2400)Heroes of this opening Korneev, Oleg · Mitkov, Nikola · Zapata, Alonso · Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
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Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack, Blackburne VariationC45 5…Bb4 6.Bd2 Qxe4 7.Be2 Kd8 8.O-O …Scotch Game: Rosenthal VariationC45 5…Bb4 6.Bd2 Qxe4 7.Be2 Kd8 8.O-O …
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- Family
- Scotch Game
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C45
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nb5
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