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Scotch Game: Romanishin Variation C45

C — Open games & French · Family: Scotch Game · basic reference page

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

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Scotch Game: Romanishin Variation

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Variations of this family

NameECOMain line length
Scotch GameC445 plies
Scotch GameC446 plies
Scotch Game: Benima DefenseC448 plies
Scotch Game: Cochrane VariationC4413 plies
Scotch Game: Cochrane-Shumov DefenseC4418 plies
Scotch Game: Göring GambitC447 plies
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Bardeleben VariationC4412 plies
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Double Pawn SacrificeC449 plies
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Main LineC4410 plies
Scotch Game: Hanneken VariationC4418 plies
Scotch Game: Haxo GambitC448 plies
Scotch Game: Lolli VariationC446 plies

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#PPDWB rating 2248

attraction, discoveredCheck, doubleCheck, kingsideAttack, mate, mateIn5, middlegame, pillsburysMate, sacrifice, veryLong

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#jSKpS rating 2510

crushing, long, middlegame, quietMove, trappedPiece

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#QAUl5 rating 1157

middlegame

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#UMqBm rating 1768

advantage, middlegame, short

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#GtvTV rating 1529

mate, mateIn2, opening, short

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#dq37V rating 1468

advantage, middlegame, short

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#nrRS0 rating 2010

advantage, long, middlegame

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#ean1B rating 844

advantage, opening, short

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