Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Italian Game › Hungarian Defense › Scotch Game: Benima Defense › Italian Game: Hungarian Defense, Tartakower Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Italian Game C50
- Hungarian Defense C50
- Scotch Game: Benima Defense C44
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Italian Game: Hungarian Defense, Tartakower Variation
Overview
Italian Game: Hungarian Defense, Tartakower Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C50.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It is reached after 12 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d4 exd4 5. c3 Nf6 6. e5 Ne4.
It is a variation of Scotch Game: Benima Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C50
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 12
- Parent
- Scotch Game: Benima Defense
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Statistics from Lichess
70,404 games · White 49.3% / Draw 4.5% / Black 46.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| cxd4 | 44,911 | |
| Bd5 | 14,315 | |
| O-O | 5,593 | |
| Qe2 | 2,504 | |
| Nxd4 | 894 | |
| Qd3 | 839 | |
| Qb3 | 391 | |
| Bxf7+ | 292 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:39:56
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