Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Scotch Game › Scotch Game › Göring Gambit › Double Pawn Sacrifice
- 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 you are here
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Double Pawn Sacrifice
Overview
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Double Pawn Sacrifice is a gambit, classified under ECO code C44 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
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. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4, after 9 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Bardeleben Variation.
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- ECO code
- C44
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 9
- Parent
- Scotch Game: Göring Gambit
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
1,603,429 games · White 57.5% / Draw 3.3% / Black 39.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| cxb2 | 411,697 | |
| d6 | 332,645 | |
| Nf6 | 203,929 | |
| h6 | 156,225 | |
| Bb4 | 130,183 | |
| Bc5 | 130,103 | |
| Be7 | 76,599 | |
| c2 | 40,422 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:04:55
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