C44 · Open · a plan for White

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.d4exd44.Bc4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit10.3M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense25%2.6M48%
Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit23%2.3M43%
14%1.5M40%
14%1.4M46%
Scotch Game: Benima Defense9.2%946k43%
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, London Defense7.9%812k44%
2.1%215k43%
1%100k41%
1%99k39%
0.7%71k31%
Famous games in this line2.8k master games
Vachier Lagrave, M. (2796) – Kramnik, V. (2808)20170–1Radjabov, Teimour (2788) – Karjakin, Sergey (2779)20120–1Grischuk, A. (2766) – Karjakin, Sergey (2773)2018½–½Shevchenko, Kirill (2684) – Carlsen, M. (2853)20230–1Grischuk, A. (2766) – Dominguez Perez, L. (2739)20181–0Jones, G. (2661) – Caruana, F. (2829)20140–1Nakamura, Hi (2798) – Onischuk, Al (2665)20151–0Petrosian, TL. (2611) – Carlsen, M. (2851)20160–1
Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Kramnik, V. · Karjakin, Sergey · Grischuk, A.
Family
Scotch Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C44
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4
GambitClassical
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Go deeper — named lines from here
Scotch Game: Haxo GambitC44 4…Bc5 · 5 deeper linesScotch Game: Scotch Gambit, London DefenseC44 4…Bb4 · 2 deeper linesScotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Advance VariationC44 4…Nf6 5.e5Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Sarratt VariationC44 4…Bc5 5.Ng5 · 2 deeper lines
Nearby lines in the family
Scotch Game: Göring GambitC44 4.c3Scotch Game: Relfsson GambitC44 4.Bb5Scotch Game: Benima DefenseC44 3.Bc4 Be7 4.d4 exd4
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