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C45: Scotch game

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

Scotch game

C45 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 30231
Last Played: Dec 2025
Overall score:
40% 30.2% 29.8%

Played frequently by:

White  
Sergei Rublevsky 102 games
Dusko Pavasovic 95 games
Robert Zelcic 77 games
Black  
Vladimir P Malaniuk 56 games
Oleg M Romanishin 54 games
Aleksej Aleksandrov 49 games

Possible continuations:

4... Bc5  12340
39.5 % 29.5 % 30.9 %
4... Nf6  10381
35.7 % 35.2 % 29 %
4... Nxd4  1968
60.7 % 19.5 % 19.8 %
4... Qf6  1472
38.9 % 29.1 % 32.1 %
4... Qh4  1424
42.7 % 18.8 % 38.6 %
4... Bb4+  1063
34.7 % 35.9 % 29.4 %
4... d6  614
44.8 % 27 % 28.2 %
4... g6  322
39.1 % 26.1 % 34.8 %
4... Nge7  305
50.2 % 25.2 % 24.6 %
4... Ne5  104
60.6 % 27.9 %
4... Be7  86
57 % 17.4 % 25.6 %
4... d5  80
61.3 % 17.5 % 21.3 %
4... Qe7  52
63.5 % 28.8 %
4... h6  5
80 % 20 %
4... Bd6  4
75 % 25 %
4... Nb4  3
100 %
4... b6  2
100 %
4... Nce7  2
100 %
4... a6  2
100 %