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C45

Scotch Game: Romanishin Variation

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Overview

Scotch Game: Romanishin 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.

Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb4+, after 10 plies of opening development.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Scotch Game: Potter Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.

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ECO code
C45
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
10
Parent
Scotch Game: Potter Variation

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