C45 — Scotch Game — Chess Opening (ECO)

ECO C45 covers Scotch Game and related lines (Scotch Game, Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Scotch Game: Malaniuk Variation, Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation). Main line 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 with variations, statistics, and the best responses.

28 lines under C45

Scotch Game

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4

Scotch Game: Classical Variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5

Scotch Game: Malaniuk Variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bb4+

Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6

Scotch Game: Steinitz Variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4

Scotch Game: Alekhine Gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. e5

Scotch Game: Braune Variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Be3

Scotch Game: Fraser Variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nf3

Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nb5

Scotch Game: Paulsen Variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nf5

Scotch Game: Potter Variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3

Scotch Game: Steinitz Variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nc3

Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Intermezzo Variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6

Scotch Game: Modern Defense

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nc3 Bb4

Scotch Game: Romanishin Variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb4+

Scotch Game

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nb5 Bb4+ 6. Bd2

Scotch Game: Blumenfeld Attack

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. Nb5

Scotch Game: Ghulam-Kassim Variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nxd4 5. Qxd4 d6 6. Bd3

Scotch Game: Mieses Variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5

Scotch Game: Tartakower Variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Nd2

Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Millennium Variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Qg6

Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Blackburne Attack

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2

Scotch Game: Meitner Variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Nc2

Scotch Game: Paulsen Attack

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bb5

Scotch Game: Paulsen, Gunsberg Defense

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bb5 Nd8

Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack, Blackburne Variation

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

Scotch Game: Rosenthal Variation

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. Nxd2 Qg6

Scotch Game: Gottschall Variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 d5 8. Nb5 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 O-O 10. Nxc7 Rb8 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Nb4

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