Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Scotch Game › Scotch Game › Scotch Gambit › Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit › Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Sarratt Variation › Scotch Game: Cochrane-Shumov Defense
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Scotch Game C44
- Scotch Game C44
- Scotch Gambit C44
- Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit C44
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Sarratt Variation C44
- Scotch Game: Cochrane-Shumov Defense C44 you are here
Scotch Game: Cochrane-Shumov Defense
Overview
Scotch Game: Cochrane-Shumov Defense is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C44.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 18 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Nxf7 Nxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qxc5 d5 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Sarratt Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C44
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 18
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Statistics from Lichess
8,983 games · White 35.5% / Draw 8.3% / Black 56.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 3,623 | |
| Qxd5+ | 2,272 | |
| exd5 | 2,148 | |
| Nd2 | 290 | |
| c3 | 189 | |
| e5 | 178 | |
| f3 | 87 | |
| Qc4 | 67 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:19:48
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