C44-C45

Scotch Game

About This Opening

The Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4) opens the position immediately, leading to active piece play. Revived by Kasparov in the 1990s, it offers White good winning chances with less theory than the Ruy Lopez.

Famous Games

  • Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990 World Championship
  • Short vs Timman, 1991

Variations

35 found
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Scotch Gambit
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O
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Scotch Game
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4
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MacLopez; Relfsson Gambit, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Bb5
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Scotch Gambit
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Bc4
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London Defense, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Bc4 Bb4+
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Vitzhum Attack, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Bc4 Bc5 Ng5 Nh6 Qh5
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Paulsen; Anderssen C-A, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Bc4 Bc5 O-O d6 c3 Bg4
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Benima Defense, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Bc4 Be7
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Goering Gambit, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 c3
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Goering Gambit Declined, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 c3 d5
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Bardeleben Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 c3 dxc3 Nxc3 Bb4 Bc4 Nf6
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Malaniuk Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bb4+
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Gunsberg Defense, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Be3 Qf6 c3 Nge7 Bb5 Nd8
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Fleissig; Meitner Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Be3 Qf6 c3 Nge7 Nc2
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Blackburne Attack, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Be3 Qf6 c3 Nge7 Qd2
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Millennium Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Be3 Qf6 c3 Qg6
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Blumenfeld Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Be3 Qf6 Nb5
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Potter Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Nb3
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Romanishin Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Nb3 Bb4+
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Geller Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Nb3 Bb6 a4 a6 Nc3 Nf6
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Intermezzo Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bc5 Nxc6 Qf6
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Alekhine Gambit, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nf6 e5
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Schmidt Var; Scotch Four Knights
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nc3
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Mieses Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nxc6
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Tartakower Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nxc6 bxc6 Nd2
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Steinitz; Pulling Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Qh4
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Braune Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Qh4 Be3
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Horwitz Attack, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Qh4 Nb5
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Steinitz Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Qh4 Nc3
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Modern Defesne, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Qh4 Nc3 Bb4
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Fraser Attack, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Qh4 Nf3
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Paulsen Variation, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Qh4 Nf5
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Lolli Attack, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 Nxd4
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Napoleon Gambit, Scotch
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 Nxd4 Nxd4 exd4 Bc4
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Bogoljubow (Scotch) Variation, 4 Knights
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Nc3 Nf6 d4