Scotch Game
Scotch Game (C44) starts 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4. In 12,415 games between strong players, White wins 41%, 17% are drawn and Black wins 41%; the most played move is 4.Nxd4 (65%).
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- ECO
- C44
- Games between strong players
- 12,415
- To move
- White
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.Nxd4 | 65% (8,076) | – | |
| 4.Bc4 | 28% (3,521) | Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit | |
| 4.c3 | 5% (641) | Scotch Game: Göring Gambit | |
| 4.Bb5 | 1% (101) | Scotch Game: Relfsson Gambit | |
| 4.Bd3 | 1% (58) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6
- Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation 4,514 games
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit 3,570 games
- Scotch Game: Classical Variation 2,214 games
- Scotch Game: Göring Gambit 649 games
- Scotch Game: Malaniuk Variation 407 games
- Scotch Game: Relfsson Gambit 101 games
- Scotch Game: Steinitz Variation 87 games
Every Scotch Game line
- Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation 4,514 games
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense 3,744 games
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit 3,570 games
- Scotch Game: Classical Variation 2,214 games
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Advance Variation 2,123 games
- Scotch Game: Mieses Variation 1,946 games
- Scotch Game: Potter Variation 1,111 games
- Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit 754 games
- Scotch Game: Göring Gambit 649 games
- Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Intermezzo Variation 480 games
- Scotch Game: Malaniuk Variation 407 games
- Scotch Game: Tartakower Variation 320 games
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Göring Gambit Declined 252 games
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, London Defense 207 games
- Scotch Game: Benima Defense 176 games
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Sarratt Variation 169 games
- Scotch Game: Lolli Variation 139 games
- Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Main Line 124 games
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Kingside Variation 123 games
- Scotch Game: Relfsson Gambit 101 games
- Scotch Game: Steinitz Variation 87 games
- Scotch Game: Romanishin Variation 85 games
- Scotch Game: Blumenfeld Attack 83 games
- Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Double Pawn Sacrifice 79 games
- Scotch Game: Cochrane-Shumov Defense 77 games
- Scotch Game: Modern Defense 58 games
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