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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
68%23k37%
12%4.1k50%
9.9%3.4k52%
4.8%1.6k41%
2.9%99241%
1%33848%
0.9%29530%
0.1%350%
0%1429%
0%60%
Famous games in this line90 master games
Sveshnikov, Evgeny (2585) – Sermek, Drazen (2520)1994½–½Korneev, Oleg (2590) – Komljenovic, Davorin (2475)19961–0Campora, Daniel Hugo (2560) – Mitkov, Nikola (2495)19940–1Zapata, Alonso (2515) – Djuric, Stefan (2535)19921–0Sveshnikov, Evgeny (2510) – Barle, Janez (2480)1976½–½Horvath, Csaba (2485) – Wells, Peter K (2495)1997½–½Barbero, Gerardo F (2495) – Wells, Peter K (2460)1991½–½Tseshkovsky, Vitaly (2542) – Khamatgaleev, Alexej (2400)20001–0
Heroes of this opening Korneev, Oleg · Mitkov, Nikola · Zapata, Alonso · Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
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
AggressiveClassical
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Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack, Blackburne Variation5…Bb4 6.Bd2 Qxe4 7.Be2 Kd8 8.O-O …Scotch Game: Rosenthal Variation5…Bb4 6.Bd2 Qxe4 7.Be2 Kd8 8.O-O …
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