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Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Cochrane-Anderssen Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.d4exd44.Bc4Bc55.O-Od66.c3Bg4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Cochrane-Anderssen Variation188k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
cxd465%122k42%
h312%22k46%
Qb39.1%17k56%
Bxf7+7%13k42%
b42.4%4.5k39%
Qd31.1%2.1k45%
Nbd21%1.9k45%
Re10.6%1.2k43%
Bg50.5%1.0k44%
Be20.4%78852%
Famous games in this line42 master games
Ponkratov, P. (2659) – Goryachkina, A. (2602)2021½–½Winckelmann, Thomas (2547) – Schön, Wolfram (2663)20050–1Fawzy, Adham (2476) – Amin, B. (2707)20190–1Blatny, Pavel (2485) – Krasenkow, Michal (2595)1994½–½Pap, Misa (2504) – Brkic, Ante (2569)20120–1Pap, Misa (2501) – Maiorov, Nikita (2552)20120–1Atabayev, Yusup (2415) – Wagner, Dennis (2581)20200–1Bocharov, I. (2534) – Korchmar, V. (2399)2018½–½
Heroes of this opening Schön, Wolfram · Amin, B. · Brkic, Ante · Maiorov, Nikita
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Family
Scotch Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C44
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Bg4
GambitClassical
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