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Scotch Game — opening family

53 catalogued lines · ECO C44–C45

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The shortest catalogued line of the family runs 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 — the position below. The continuation chips count how many catalogued lines extend this head with each next move; explore the full tree below and play any branch against the engine.

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Variations tree of the Scotch Game family

Click any move to jump to that position; switch branches at any point with the alternative moves. Test your knowledge plays the shown position against the engine.

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53 variations of “Scotch Game” · win% from 1.5M rated games · ♞ Test your knowledge vs engine

Main continuations

All 53 lines

NameECOMain line length
Scotch GameC445 plies
Scotch GameC446 plies
Scotch Game: Lolli VariationC446 plies
Scotch Game: Göring GambitC447 plies
Scotch Game: Scotch GambitC447 plies
Scotch Game: Relfsson GambitC447 plies
Scotch GameC457 plies
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Göring Gambit DeclinedC448 plies
Scotch Game: Benima DefenseC448 plies
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti DefenseC448 plies
Scotch Game: Haxo GambitC448 plies
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, London DefenseC448 plies
Scotch Game: Schmidt VariationC458 plies
Scotch Game: Steinitz VariationC458 plies
Scotch Game: Classical VariationC458 plies
Scotch Game: Malaniuk VariationC458 plies
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Advance VariationC449 plies
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Sarratt VariationC449 plies
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Double Pawn SacrificeC449 plies
Scotch Game: Alekhine GambitC459 plies
Scotch Game: Fraser VariationC459 plies
Scotch Game: Horwitz AttackC459 plies
Scotch Game: Potter VariationC459 plies
Scotch Game: Paulsen VariationC459 plies
Scotch Game: Braune VariationC459 plies
Scotch Game: Steinitz VariationC459 plies
Scotch Game: Napoleon GambitC449 plies
Scotch Game: Lolli VariationC449 plies
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Kingside VariationC4410 plies
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Main LineC4410 plies
Scotch Game: Modern DefenseC4510 plies
Scotch Game: Romanishin VariationC4510 plies
Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Intermezzo VariationC4510 plies
Scotch Game: Vitzthum AttackC4411 plies
Scotch Game: Blumenfeld AttackC4511 plies
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Cochrane-Anderssen VariationC4412 plies
Scotch GameC4511 plies
Scotch Game: Ghulam-Kassim VariationC4511 plies
Scotch Game: Mieses VariationC4511 plies
Scotch Game: Tartakower VariationC4511 plies
Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Millennium VariationC4512 plies
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Bardeleben VariationC4412 plies
Scotch Game: Cochrane VariationC4413 plies
Scotch Game: Meitner VariationC4513 plies
Scotch Game: Paulsen AttackC4513 plies
Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Blackburne AttackC4513 plies
Scotch Game: Paulsen, Gunsberg DefenseC4514 plies
Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack, Blackburne VariationC4517 plies
Scotch Game: Hanneken VariationC4418 plies
Scotch Game: Cochrane-Shumov DefenseC4418 plies
Scotch Game: Rosenthal VariationC4518 plies
Scotch Game: Sea-Cadet MateC4419 plies
Scotch Game: Gottschall VariationC4524 plies