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C44: Scotch gambit, Cochrane-Shumov defence

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Nxf7 Nxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qxc5 d5

Scotch gambit, Cochrane-Shumov defence

C44 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 59
Last Played: Nov 2025
Overall score:
25.4% 45.8% 28.8%

Played frequently by:

White  
Rauf Mamedov 3 games
Alexander Grischuk 2 games
Michal1 Novotny 1 games
Black  
Leinier Dominguez Perez 2 games
Tigran K Harutyunyan 2 games
Igor Giussani 1 games

Possible continuations:

10. O-O  40
27.5 % 52.5 % 20 %
10. c3  7
42.9 % 42.9 % 14.3 %
10. Qxd5+  6
50 % 50 %
10. e5  3
100 %
10. exd5  2
50 % 50 %