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- 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 you are here
Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit
Overview
Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit 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.
The line arises from 8 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5.
It is a variation of Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It branches into 3 notable variations — Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Loman Defense, Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Cochrane-Anderssen Variation, Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Sarratt Variation.
Together the deeper variations number 5 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- C44
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 8
- Parent
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 5
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Statistics from Lichess
3,702,673 games · White 54.3% / Draw 3.9% / Black 41.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| c3 | 2,152,705 | |
| Ng5 | 767,991 | |
| O-O | 592,193 | |
| Bxf7+ | 67,613 | |
| e5 | 42,416 | |
| Bg5 | 21,409 | |
| Nxd4 | 18,112 | |
| Bf4 | 8,689 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:51:58
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