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Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense (C44) starts 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4. In 3,744 games between strong players, White wins 43%, 14% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 5.e5 (57%).

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

ECO
C44
Games between strong players
3,744
To move
White
43%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
5.e557% (2,123)44%44%Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Advance Variation
5.O-O35% (1,308)40%17%43%Italian Game: Scotch Gambit
5.Ng58% (283)52%35%Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Perreux Variation

Where it comes from and where it goes

Branches from Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Open Variation 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4

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