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Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Double Pawn Sacrifice

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Double Pawn Sacrifice (C44) starts 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3 dxc3 5.Bc4. In 79 games between strong players, White wins 34%, 15% are drawn and Black wins 52%; the most played move is 5…cxb2 (44%).

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3 dxc3 5.Bc4

ECO
C44
Games between strong players
79
To move
Black
34%15%52%

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
5…cxb244% (35)31%23%46%–
5…d625% (20)25%70%–
5…Nf620% (16)56%44%–
5…Bc54% (3)67%33%–

Where it comes from and where it goes

Branches from Scotch Game: Göring Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3

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