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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 Game C45
- Classical Variation C45
- Scotch Game: Paulsen Attack C45 you are here
Scotch Game: Paulsen Attack
Overview
Scotch Game: Paulsen 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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bb5, after 13 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Scotch Game: Classical Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Scotch Game: Paulsen, Gunsberg Defense.
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- ECO code
- C45
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 13
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
126,882 games · White 46.1% / Draw 5.5% / Black 48.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 44,644 | |
| a6 | 25,727 | |
| Nxd4 | 16,750 | |
| Bb6 | 13,247 | |
| d6 | 7,004 | |
| Ne5 | 6,316 | |
| Qg6 | 4,280 | |
| Bxd4 | 3,805 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:49:52
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