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- Caissa 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: Potter Variation C45 you are here
Scotch Game: Potter Variation
Overview
Scotch Game: Potter Variation (ECO C45) is a variation of Scotch Game: Classical Variation, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 — 5 moves.
In 821,009 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 51.9%, Black 43.5% and 4.6% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 5…Bb6, in 92% of those games.
It continues into one named variation, Scotch Game: Romanishin Variation.
- ECO code
- C45
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Length
- 5 moves
- Direct variations
- 1
Generated from the data: the Lichess opening list and opening explorer. Know this line well? Write a description — submissions are reviewed before publishing.
Statistics from Lichess
821,009 games · White 51.9% / Draw 4.6% / Black 43.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bb6 | 756,748 | |
| Bxf2+ | 16,916 | |
| Be7 | 14,106 | |
| Bb4+ | 13,442 | |
| Qf6 | 7,002 | |
| Qe7 | 4,815 | |
| d6 | 2,307 | |
| Nf6 | 1,705 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:05:26
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