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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Scotch Game C44
- Scotch Game C44
- Scotch Gambit C44
- Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Canal Variation C56 you are here
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Canal Variation
Overview
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Canal Variation is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO C56 in the Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 13 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Nc3 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- C56
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 13
- Parent
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit
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