C45 · Open · a plan for White
Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack, Blackburne Variation
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.d4exd44.Nxd4Qh45.Nb5Bb4+6.Bd2Qxe4+7.Be2Kd88.O-OBxd29.Qxd2
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack, Blackburne Variation81 games · Black to move
Only 81 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
a656%4541%
Nf622%1856%
Nge712%1030%
d62.5%2100%
Qb42.5%250%
Qe51.2%1100%
Qe81.2%10%
Qf51.2%1100%
d51.2%10%
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Nearby lines in the family
- 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 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxe4+ 7. Be2 Kd8 8. O-O Bxd2 9. Qxd2
AggressiveClassical
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