Scotch Game: Classical Variation
Scotch Game: Classical Variation (C45) starts 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5. In 2,214 games between strong players, White wins 43%, 16% are drawn and Black wins 41%; the most played move is 5.Nb3 (50%).
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5
- ECO
- C45
- Games between strong players
- 2,214
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.Nb3 | 50% (1,111) | Scotch Game: Potter Variation | |
| 5.Be3 | 26% (575) | – | |
| 5.Nxc6 | 21% (470) | – | |
| 5.Nf5 | 2% (42) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Scotch Game 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- Scotch Game: Potter Variation 1,111 games
- Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Intermezzo Variation 480 games
- Scotch Game: Blumenfeld Attack 83 games
More Scotch Game lines
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- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense 3,744 games
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit 3,570 games
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Advance Variation 2,123 games
- Scotch Game: Mieses Variation 1,946 games
- Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit 754 games
- Scotch Game: Göring Gambit 649 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
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