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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3

Black to move
2,171 games · 1842-2025
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white wins - draws - black wins %

5...Qf6

2,166

36.8%

29.7%

33.5%

5...Bb6

110

43.6%

20.9%

35.5%

5...Nxd4

61.5%

25%

13.5

5...Bxd4

51.7%

31%

17.2

5...Qe7

57.1%

28.6%

14.3

5...Qh4

85.7%

14.3

5...d6

100%

5...Nf6

50%

5...Ne5

H W Apperly vs G H M Addison, 1897 1-0

5...Qf6 =0.00 (33 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
C Golmayo vs Loyd, 1867 (0-1)
Blackburne vs Mackenzie, 1882 (0-1)
Dunbar vs Chawkin, 1925 (1-0)
Kasparov vs Short, 1992 (1-0)
Ivanchuk vs Leko, 2007 (1/2-1/2)

DEBUT: I Calvi vs Kieseritzky, 1842 (1-0)
RECENT: D Andreikin vs Carlsen, 2017 (1-0)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
scotch g3 by ajidv
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OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
C45: Scotch Game (2171)

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