Tree path 11 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Italian Game › Two Knights Defense › Open Variation › Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense › Italian Game: Scotch Gambit › Double Gambit Accepted › Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack › Main Line

C56

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack, Main Line

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Overview

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack, Main Line is a gambit, classified under ECO code C56 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.

The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.

Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Bd2 Qd5 11. Bg5, after 21 plies of opening development.

It is a variation of Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code: C56
Group: Open Games (C)
Plies: 21
Parent: Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack

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