Chess opening
Scotch GameC44
The Scotch Game is a chess opening classified under ECO code C44. It is reached after the moves:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4
Play it vs Stockfish Open in analysis board
Comes from
Main continuations
- Scotch Game (C45)
- Scotch Game: Göring Gambit (C44)
- Scotch Game: Relfsson Gambit (C44)
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit (C44)
Related lines in the Scotch Game
- Scotch Game (C44)
- Scotch Game: Benima Defense (C44)
- Scotch Game: Cochrane Variation (C44)
- Scotch Game: Cochrane-Shumov Defense (C44)
- Scotch Game: Göring Gambit (C44)
- Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Bardeleben Variation (C44)
- Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Double Pawn Sacrifice (C44)
- Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Main Line (C44)
Train this opening
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