Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Italian Game › Two Knights Defense › Open Variation › Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense › Italian Game: Scotch Gambit › Double Gambit Accepted
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Double Gambit Accepted
Overview
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Double Gambit Accepted (ECO C56) is a gambit in Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 — 5 moves.
In 693,646 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 45.2%, Black 47.6% and 7.2% were drawn. White's most played move here is 6. Re1, in 77% of those games.
It branches into 2 named variations; the most played are Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack and Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Nakhmanson Gambit. In all, 3 named lines continue from it.
- ECO code
- C56
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Length
- 5 moves
- Parent
- Italian Game: Scotch Gambit
- Direct variations
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 3
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Statistics from Lichess
693,646 games · White 45.2% / Draw 7.2% / Black 47.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Re1 | 533,488 | |
| Nc3 | 95,950 | |
| Nxd4 | 42,193 | |
| Bd5 | 11,314 | |
| c3 | 7,936 | |
| Bxf7+ | 919 | |
| Qe2 | 714 | |
| Qxd4 | 300 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:18:09
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