Tree path 8 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Scotch Game › Scotch Game › Scotch Gambit › Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit › Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Cochrane-Anderssen Variation
- 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
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Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Cochrane-Anderssen Variation
Overview
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Cochrane-Anderssen Variation is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO C44 in the Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
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 12 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Bg4.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- C44
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 12
- Parent
- Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit
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Statistics from Lichess
195,615 games · White 41.7% / Draw 3.7% / Black 54.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| cxd4 | 124,129 | |
| h3 | 23,302 | |
| Qb3 | 20,115 | |
| Bxf7+ | 13,424 | |
| b4 | 5,082 | |
| Qd3 | 2,161 | |
| Nbd2 | 2,042 | |
| Re1 | 1,211 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:39:34
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