Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Double Gambit Accepted
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4
The Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Double Gambit Accepted is a chess opening classified as ECO C56, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4. It is a line of the Italian Game. White is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 651 times by this move order. White won 47%, 6% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 6. Re1 (79% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 57; best line 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qh5)
- ECO
- C56
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
r1bqkb1r/pppp1ppp/2n5/8/2Bpn3/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - 0 6- PGN
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 88 | |
| 1500-1999 | 236 | |
| 2000+ | 327 | |
| All | 651 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Re1 | 516 (79%) | |
| 6. Nc3 Scotch Gambit, Nakhmanson Gambit | 93 (14%) | |
| 6. Nxd4 | 26 (4%) | |
| 6. c3 | 6 (1%) | |
| 6. Bd5 | 5 (1%) | |
| 6. Bxf7+ | 3 (0%) | |
| 6. Qe2 | 1 (0%) | |
| 6. Nh4 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
22 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 18%, draw 14%, Black 68%). The strongest:
- IM Shamil Arslanov (2410) – IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen (2453) 0-1 · Titled Tue 16th Aug Early · 2022-08-16
- IM Kirill Kuderinov (2409) – IM Georg Seul (2372) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tuesday 8th Sept · 2020-09-08
- FM Jakub Pulpan (2335) – GM Bogdan Lalic (2436) 1/2-1/2 · 27th Czech Rapid G1 2016 · 2016-07-21
- CM Matfey Rogov (2149) – GM Rinat Jumabayev (2575) 0-1 · Titled Tue 11th Jun Early · 2024-06-11
- FM Loris Cereda (2311) – GM Jean-Noel Riff (2401) 0-1 · TCh-SUI 2024 · 2024-10-13
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- FM Squoznyak (2889) – IM Hripach007 (2705) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- CM Mikkel_Vinh (2690) – umbrella01 (2795) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- Alpha_777 (2766) – IM Shukh_Nikolay (2595) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O
Continuations
- Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Nakhmanson Gambit C56 · 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Nc3
- Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack C56 · 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3
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Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.