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

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Black to move
12,327 games · 1819-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

4...Bc5

5,135

36.8%

32.8%

30.4%

4...Nf6

4,944

32%

39.4%

28.6%

4...Qf6

629

36.1%

29.6%

34.3%

4...Bb4+

604

35.3%

33.8%

31%

4...Qh4

400

45.2%

19%

35.8%

4...Nxd4

242

61.6%

20.2%

18.2%

4...d6

150

44.7%

26%

29.3%

4...g6

134

42.5%

24.6%

32.8%

4...Nge7

65

50.8%

26.2%

23.1%

4...Qe7

11

81.8%

4...Ne5

10

80%

4...d5

9

55.6%

33.3%

4...Be7

8

50%

25%

25%

4...Nb8

H Isgenderova vs Kosteniuk, 2012 0-1

4...a6

J Boudrias vs R Labonte, 1980 0-1

4...Nf6 =0.00 (37 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Karjakin vs V Malinin, 2002 (1-0)
Showalter vs Gossip, 1889 (0-1)
NN vs Bird, 1850 (0-1)
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990 (1-0)
Maczuski vs Kolisch, 1864 (1-0)

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

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Scotch 5. Be3 by SeazerCZ
scotch nf6 &ba6 by ajidv
C45 Scotch [Black] by chess.master

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
C45: Scotch Game (12306)
C44: King's Pawn Game (13)
C47: Four Knights (7)
B37: Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1)

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