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Scotch Game
Overview
Scotch Game is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C45.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 11 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nb5 Bb4+ 6. Bd2.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
2 named variations grow from this line, including Horwitz Attack, Blackburne Variation, Rosenthal Variation.
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- ECO code
- C45
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 11
- Parent
- Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack
- Direct variations
- 2
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