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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Scotch Game C44
- Scotch Game C44
- Scotch Gambit C44
- Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, de Riviere Defense C56 you are here
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, de Riviere Defense
Overview
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, de Riviere Defense belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C56, Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 10 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7.
The line refines Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C56
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 10
- Parent
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit
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Statistics from Lichess
461,561 games · White 51.6% / Draw 4.3% / Black 44.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| e5 | 301,885 | |
| Nxd4 | 101,633 | |
| Re1 | 27,605 | |
| c3 | 21,913 | |
| Ng5 | 2,509 | |
| Bg5 | 1,776 | |
| Bxf7+ | 1,427 | |
| h3 | 1,060 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:18:18
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