Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Scotch Game › Scotch Game › Scotch Gambit › Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit › Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Sarratt Variation › Scotch Game: Cochrane-Shumov Defense
C44

Scotch Game: Cochrane-Shumov Defense

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Overview

Scotch Game: Cochrane-Shumov Defense is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C44.

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

It begins with 18 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Nxf7 Nxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qxc5 d5 to reach the canonical position.

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

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ECO code
C44
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
18
Parent
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Sarratt Variation

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