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Scotch Game: all variations and ECO codes

53 named lines across 2 ECO codes (C44–C45). Source: the CC0-licensed lichess.org opening database.

The idea

The 53 named lines mostly split on how the position resolves after the central pawn trade: the Classical Variation develops naturally with Bc5, the Scotch Four Knights (with an earlier Nf6) heads for calmer, more symmetrical structures, and the Steinitz Variation (4...Qh4) grabs an early tempo with a queen sortie that most modern theory considers premature.

The main line

Position after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 (C44). Open this line on Lichess → · Scotch Game on Lichess

How the main line scores at your rating

Real Lichess win rates for 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4, playing as white: the family’s other variations are not separately tracked for win rate yet, main line only.

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Win/draw/loss rate by rating band
Rating bandGamesWhite / draw / BlackScore for white
1400-1600 3,668 White/draw/black: 53.2% / 3.5% / 43.2% 53.2% / 3.5% / 43.2% 55.0%
1600-1800 3,538 White/draw/black: 52.1% / 4.9% / 43.0% 52.1% / 4.9% / 43.0% 54.6%
1800-2000 2,117 White/draw/black: 52.8% / 4.9% / 42.3% 52.8% / 4.9% / 42.3% 55.2%
2000+ 1,188 White/draw/black: 46.3% / 7.5% / 46.2% 46.3% / 7.5% / 46.2% 50.0%

All 53 named variations

Every named line in the Scotch Game family, from the CC0-licensed ECO classification: not separately tracked for win rate, but every ECO code and move sequence is real, sourced data.

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