Tree path 8 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Scotch Game › Scotch Game › Scotch Game › Steinitz Variation › Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Scotch Game C44
- Scotch Game C44
- Scotch Game C45
- Steinitz Variation C45
- Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack C45 you are here
Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack
Overview
Scotch Game: Horwitz 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.
It is reached after 9 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nb5.
It is a variation of Scotch Game: Steinitz Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Scotch Game.
In total, the branch covers 3 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- C45
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 9
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 3
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Statistics from Lichess
42,680 games · White 56.4% / Draw 4.4% / Black 39.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Qxe4+ | 27,127 | |
| Bb4+ | 6,083 | |
| Bc5 | 5,381 | |
| Kd8 | 1,915 | |
| Qd8 | 1,196 | |
| Nf6 | 591 | |
| Bd6 | 316 | |
| Qf4 | 37 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:05:20
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