Tree path 8 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Scotch Game › Scotch Game › Scotch Game › Classical Variation › Blackburne Attack
- Caissa Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Scotch Game C44
- Scotch Game C44
- Scotch Game C45
- Classical Variation C45
- Blackburne Attack C45 you are here
Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Blackburne Attack
Overview
Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Blackburne Attack is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C45.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2, after 13 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Scotch Game: Classical Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Scotch Game: Gottschall Variation.
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- ECO code
- C45
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 13
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
38,701 games · White 48.5% / Draw 5.7% / Black 45.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 12,958 | |
| d6 | 6,543 | |
| h6 | 5,668 | |
| d5 | 5,127 | |
| Bb6 | 2,552 | |
| Nxd4 | 1,126 | |
| Qg6 | 1,031 | |
| Ne5 | 893 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:49:46
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