Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Italian Game › Giuoco Piano › Italian Game: Classical Variation › Italian Game: Classical Variation › Center Attack › Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Walbrodt-Baird Gambit
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Italian Game C50
- Giuoco Piano C50
- Italian Game: Classical Variation C53
- Italian Game: Classical Variation C54
- Center Attack C54
- Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Walbrodt-Baird Gambit C56 you are here
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Walbrodt-Baird Gambit
Overview
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Walbrodt-Baird Gambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO C56 in the Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
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 11 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Attack, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- C56
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 11
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Statistics from Lichess
315,733 games · White 55.3% / Draw 4.0% / Black 40.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| dxc3 | 143,743 | |
| O-O | 71,752 | |
| Nxe4 | 43,547 | |
| d6 | 19,763 | |
| d3 | 16,118 | |
| d5 | 14,067 | |
| h6 | 1,996 | |
| Bb4 | 1,702 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:30:19
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