Scotch Game: Blumenfeld Attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. Nb5
The Scotch Game: Blumenfeld Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO C45, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. Nb5. It is a line of the Scotch Game. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 325 times by this move order. White won 64%, 4% were drawn and Black won 32%. The most popular continuation is 6… Bxe3 (91% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.55 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 6… Bxe3 7. fxe3 Qh4+ 8. Kd2 Kd8 9. Qf3)
- ECO
- C45
- Moves
- 11 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. Nb5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 35 | |
| 1500-1999 | 178 | |
| 2000+ | 112 | |
| All | 325 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6… Bxe3 | 297 (91%) | |
| 6… Bd6 | 15 (5%) | |
| 6… Qxb2 | 4 (1%) | |
| 6… Bb4+ | 3 (1%) | |
| 6… Bb6 | 2 (1%) | |
| 6… Kd8 | 2 (1%) | |
| 6… Qe5 | 1 (0%) | |
| 6… Nge7 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
238 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 48%, draw 15%, Black 37%). The strongest:
- GM Robert Hungaski (2471) – GM Bartlomiej Heberla (2546) 1-0 · Titled Tue 9th Jan Late · 2024-01-09
- GM Aryan Tari (2650) – FM Ronan Le Goff (2299) 1-0 · Titled Tue 12th Apr Late · 2022-04-12
- GM Robert Hungaski (2471) – IM Kaan Kucuksari (2465) 0-1 · Titled Tue 23rd Jan Early · 2024-01-23
- FM Christopher Guzman (2258) – GM Gata Kamsky (2674) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 14th July · 2020-07-14
- CM Vugar Asadli (2287) – GM B. Adhiban (2646) 0-1 · Nakhchivan Open 2015 · 2015-05-06
Search all games of the Scotch Game: Blumenfeld Attack and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- KarlStorz (2464) – FM sergeikim2003 (2523) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- MakVaresanovic (2318) – mocaspoke (2501) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Tim1991 (2383) – SparkyMarky (2424) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Scotch Game: Classical Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5
More Scotch Game lines (all)
- Scotch Game (2… Nc6 3. d4) C44
- Scotch Game (3. d4 exd4) C44
- Scotch Game: Benima Defense C44
- Scotch Game: Cochrane Variation C44
- Scotch Game: Cochrane-Shumov Defense C44
- Scotch Game: Göring Gambit C44
- Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Bardeleben Variation C44
- Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Double Pawn Sacrifice C44
- Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Main Line C44
- Scotch Game: Hanneken Variation C44
- Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit C44
- Scotch Game: Lolli Variation (3. d4 Nxd4) C44
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.