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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 Game C45
- Steinitz Variation C45
- Scotch Game: Paulsen Variation C45 you are here
Scotch Game: Paulsen Variation
Overview
Scotch Game: Paulsen 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.
It begins with 9 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nf5 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Scotch Game: Steinitz Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- C45
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 9
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