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

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Black to move
12,007 games · 1819-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

4...Bc5

5,019

36.8%

33%

30.3%

4...Nf6

4,808

32.1%

39.3%

28.6%

4...Qf6

611

35.8%

29.8%

34.4%

4...Bb4+

593

35.2%

33.6%

31.2%

4...Qh4

387

45.2%

18.9%

35.9%

4...Nxd4

232

62.1%

19.8%

18.1%

4...d6

143

45.5%

23.8%

30.8%

4...g6

129

41.9%

25.6%

32.6%

4...Nge7

64

51.6%

26.6%

21.9%

4...Ne5

10

80%

4...d5

9

55.6%

33.3%

4...Qe7

9

88.9%

4...Be7

7

42.9%

28.6%

28.6%

4...a6

J Boudrias vs R Labonte, 1980 0-1

4...Nb8

H Isgenderova vs Kosteniuk, 2012 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 (11986)
C44: King's Pawn Game (13)
C47: Four Knights (7)
B37: Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1)

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