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Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Advance Variation

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Advance Variation (C44) starts 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.e5. In 2,123 games between strong players, White wins 45%, 12% are drawn and Black wins 44%; the most played move is 5…d5 (78%).

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.e5

ECO
C44
Games between strong players
2,123
To move
Black
45%44%

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…d578% (1,649)45%44%–
5…Ne416% (336)43%44%–
5…Ng46% (123)42%15%43%Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Kingside Variation

Where it comes from and where it goes

Branches from Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4

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