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Scotch Game: Romanishin Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.d4exd44.Nxd4Bc55.Nb3Bb4+
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scotch Game: Romanishin Variation7.7k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
50%3.9k52%
30%2.3k53%
19%1.4k49%
0.9%6855%
0%20%
0%1100%
Famous games in this line303 master games
Grischuk, A. (2772) – Andreikin, D. (2712)2017½–½Nepomniachtchi, I. (2714) – Mamedyarov, S. (2765)20141–0Shankland, S. (2649) – Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (2750)20250–1Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2724) – Bruzon Batista, Lazaro (2673)20110–1McShane, Luke J (2713) – Sokolov, Ivan (2677)20121–0Matlakov, M.. (2698) – Fedoseev, Vl3 (2674)20200–1Durarbayli, Vasif (2626) – Niemann, Hans Moke (2733)20241–0Ni, Hua (2670) – Eljanov, Pavel (2683)2011½–½
Heroes of this opening Nepomniachtchi, I. · Abdusattorov, Nodirbek · Bruzon Batista, Lazaro · McShane, Luke J
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. Nb3 Bb4+
Classical
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