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C44: Scotch gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4

Scotch gambit

C44 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 9170
Last Played: Nov 2025
Overall score:
43% 24.6% 32.4%

Played frequently by:

White  
Aleksandr Karpatchev 23 games
Ignacio Cascudo Pueyo 23 games
Howard Staunton 23 games
Black  
Adolf Anderssen 15 games
Howard Staunton 13 games
Robin Swinkels 10 games

Possible continuations:

4... Nf6  4364
35 % 29.5 % 35.5 %
4... Bc5  2139
42.2 % 22.3 % 35.5 %
4... Be7  854
54.8 % 21.4 % 23.8 %
4... d6  608
47 % 23.5 % 29.4 %
4... Bb4+  545
59.1 % 13.9 % 27 %
4... h6  442
67.6 % 14.5 % 17.9 %
4... Qe7  48
79.2 % 16.7 %
4... Qf6  47
51.1 % 14.9 % 34 %
4... Na5  28
57.1 % 17.9 % 25 %
4... g6  23
34.8 % 26.1 % 39.1 %
4... f6  20
85 % 15 %
4... d5  17
76.5 % 23.5 %
4... Nge7  17
76.5 % 17.6 %
4... Bd6  5
60 % 40 %
4... a6  4
75 % 25 %
4... f5  3
33.3 % 33.3 % 33.3 %
4... d3  3
66.7 % 33.3 %
4... Nh6  2
100 %