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Scotch Game: Meitner Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.d4exd44.Nxd4Bc55.Be3Qf66.c3Nge77.Nc2

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Scotch Game: Meitner Variation23k games · Black to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

Bxe314k47%

Bb66.5k50%

d61.5k56%

Bd632544%

b624852%

O-O21623%

Qe56847%

d52526%

Qg61520%

a61030%

Famous games in this line94 master games

Morozevich, Alexander (2769) – Carlsen, Magnus (2835)20121–0 Morozevich, Alexander (2774) – Aronian, Levon (2763)2008½–½ Ivanchuk, Vassily (2711) – Anand, Viswanathan (2786)2005½–½ Morozevich, Alexander (2762) – Short, Nigel D (2691)20070–1 Morozevich, Alexander (2737) – Tomashevsky, Evgeny (2710)2011½–½ Morozevich, Alexander (2747) – Georgiev, Kiril (2680)20061–0 Morozevich, A. (2683) – Kamsky, G. (2670)2016½–½ Strikovic, Aleksa (2470) – Topalov, Veselin (2757)2004½–½

Heroes of this opening Morozevich, Alexander · Short, Nigel D

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Scotch Game: Paulsen AttackC45 7.Bb5 Scotch Game: Cochrane VariationC44 4.Bc4 Bb4 5.c3 dxc3 6.bxc3 Ba5 …Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Blackburne AttackC45 7.Qd2

Family: Scotch Game
Category: Open
First move: 1.e4
ECO: C45
Line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Nc2

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