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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4

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Black to move
16,550 games · 1819-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

3...exd4

16,588

36.9%

31.8%

31.2%

3...d6

288

63.2%

17.4

19.4%

3...Nxd4

48

70.8%

20.8%

3...Nf6

27

85.2%

3...d5

26

69.2%

26.9%

3...f6

19

78.9%

15.8

3...Bd6

11

72.7%

18.2%

3...Bb4+

5

60%

20%

20%

3...Qe7

4

75%

25%

3...Qf6

3

66.7%

33.3%

3...f5

3

66.7%

33.3%

3...Be7

R F Bradford vs W S Stewart, 1892 1-0

3...b6

Alanoud Ishaq vs Eiman Fallatah, 2017 1-0

3...cxd4

J Arizmendi Martinez vs Korneev, 1998 1/2-1/2

3...exd4 +0.07 (37 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Capablanca vs M Fonaroff, 1918 (1-0)
Tarrasch vs Romberg, 1893 (1-0)
Marshall vs G Marco, 1904 (1-0)
Karjakin vs V Malinin, 2002 (1-0)
Showalter vs Gossip, 1889 (0-1)

DEBUT: Mephisto vs NN, 1770 (1-0)
RECENT: Johnatan Bakalchuk vs M Muzychuk, 2018 (1/2-1/2)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Chessaholics Anonymous by southpawjinx
scotch nf6 &ba6 by ajidv
C45 Scotch [Black] by chess.master

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
C45: Scotch Game (13034)
C44: King's Pawn Game (2417)
C56: Two Knights (422)
C55: Two Knights Defense (268)
C54: Giuoco Piano (220)
C53: Giuoco Piano (150)
C50: Giuoco Piano (17)
C47: Four Knights (10)
C66: Ruy Lopez (9)

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