Tree path 4 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Scotch Game
- Caissa Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Scotch Game C44 you are here
Scotch Game
Overview
Scotch Game is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C44), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 5 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 to reach the canonical position.
The line refines King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
The line splits into 2 documented sub-systems: Scotch Game, Lolli Variation.
Counted recursively, this branch covers 58 sub-variations at all depths.
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- ECO code
- C44
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 5
- Direct variations
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 58
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Statistics from Lichess
43,789,003 games · White 52.4% / Draw 4.9% / Black 42.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| exd4 | 37,865,648 | |
| d6 | 2,267,855 | |
| Nf6 | 991,516 | |
| Nxd4 | 543,558 | |
| d5 | 424,244 | |
| Bd6 | 410,822 | |
| f6 | 306,658 | |
| f5 | 210,836 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:13:28
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Variations (2)
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