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The Scotch Game received its name from a correspondence match in 1824 between Edinburgh and London. Popular in the 19th century, by 1900 the Scotch had lost favor among top players because it was thought to release the central tension too early and allow Black to equalize without difficulty. More recently the Scotch has regained some popularity and it has been used by grandmasters Kasparov and Timman as a surprise weapon to avoid the well-analyzed Ruy Lopez.

According to Chessbase, white chances are about 57%

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Contributors : Thibault de Vassal



[ECO "C44"] [Opening "Scotch Opening"]


exd4 : 1242 games, White ELO av : 1693, Black ELO av : 1705
    1-0 : 38.3%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 22.1%  ,   0-1 : 39.6%

d6 : 69 games, White ELO av : 1339, Black ELO av : 1254
    1-0 : 58%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 2.9%  ,   0-1 : 39.1%

d5 : 25 games, White ELO av : 1356, Black ELO av : 1299
    1-0 : 91.7%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 4.2%  ,   0-1 : 4.2%

Nf6 : 13 games, White ELO av : 1475, Black ELO av : 1432
    1-0 : 92.3%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 0%  ,   0-1 : 7.7%

Bb4+ : 11 games, White ELO av : 1294, Black ELO av : 1297
    1-0 : 36.4%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 9.1%  ,   0-1 : 54.5%

Nxd4 : 11 games, White ELO av : 1145, Black ELO av : 1163
    1-0 : 45.5%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 18.2%  ,   0-1 : 36.4%

f6 : 11 games, White ELO av : 1408, Black ELO av : 1349
    1-0 : 72.7%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 0%  ,   0-1 : 27.3%

Bd6 : 9 games, White ELO av : 1402, Black ELO av : 1394
    1-0 : 100%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 0%  ,   0-1 : 0%

h6 : 7 games, White ELO av : 1185, Black ELO av : 1127
    1-0 : 42.9%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 0%  ,   0-1 : 57.1%

Qf6 : 3 games, White ELO av : 1596, Black ELO av : 1568
    1-0 : 33.3%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 0%  ,   0-1 : 66.7%

Be7 : 1 game, White ELO av : 2060, Black ELO av : 1863
    1-0 : 100%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 0%  ,   0-1 : 0%

Qe7 : 1 game, White ELO av : 1253, Black ELO av : 1062
    1-0 : 100%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 0%  ,   0-1 : 0%

a6 : 1 game, White ELO av : 1174, Black ELO av : 1092
    1-0 : 100%  ,   1/2-1/2 : 0%  ,   0-1 : 0%



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