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Scotch Game: Göring Gambit

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit (C44) starts 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3. In 649 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 13% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 4…d5 (39%).

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3

ECO
C44
Games between strong players
649
To move
Black
44%43%

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.

MovePlayedResultsLeads to
4…d539% (252)46%14%40%Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Göring Gambit Declined
4…dxc333% (214)38%14%48%–
4…Nf617% (109)44%43%–
4…d39% (58)55%38%–
4…Qe71% (8)63%37%–
4…Nge71% (4)25%75%–

Where it comes from and where it goes

Branches from Scotch Game 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4

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