Tree path 10 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Scotch Game › Scotch Game › Scotch Game › Steinitz Variation › Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack › Scotch Game › Horwitz Attack, Blackburne Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Scotch Game C44
- Scotch Game C44
- Scotch Game C45
- Steinitz Variation C45
- Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack C45
- Scotch Game C45
- Horwitz Attack, Blackburne Variation C45 you are here
Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack, Blackburne Variation
Overview
Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack, Blackburne Variation 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 17 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nb5 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxe4+ 7. Be2 Kd8 8. O-O Bxd2 9. Qxd2.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Scotch Game, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- C45
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 17
- Parent
- Scotch Game
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