Tree path 8 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Scotch Game › Scotch Game › Göring Gambit › Double Pawn Sacrifice › Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Bardeleben Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Scotch Game C44
- Scotch Game C44
- Göring Gambit C44
- Double Pawn Sacrifice C44
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Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Bardeleben Variation
Overview
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Bardeleben Variation belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C44, Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 12 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. Nxc3 Bb4.
The line refines Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Double Pawn Sacrifice, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C44
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 12
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Statistics from Lichess
242,492 games · White 57.1% / Draw 4.0% / Black 38.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| e5 | 106,981 | |
| O-O | 89,364 | |
| Qb3 | 12,253 | |
| Bg5 | 11,623 | |
| Bxf7+ | 6,769 | |
| Bd2 | 5,312 | |
| Ng5 | 3,781 | |
| Qe2 | 2,287 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:39:31
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