Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Bardeleben Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. Nxc3 Bb4
The Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Bardeleben Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO C44, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. Nxc3 Bb4. It is a line of the Scotch Game. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 47 times by this move order. White won 64%, 2% were drawn and Black won 34%. The most popular continuation is 7. O-O (53% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.01 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 7. e5 d5 8. exf6 dxc4 9. Qxd8+ Nxd8)
- ECO
- C44
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. Nxc3 Bb4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 12 | |
| 1500-1999 | 26 | |
| 2000+ | 9 | |
| All | 47 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. O-O | 25 (53%) | |
| 7. e5 | 10 (21%) | |
| 7. Qb3 | 4 (9%) | |
| 7. Bd2 | 3 (6%) | |
| 7. Ng5 | 2 (4%) | |
| 7. a3 | 1 (2%) | |
| 7. Bd3 | 1 (2%) | |
| 7. Qc2 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
5 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 60%, draw 40%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- Aziz Degenbaev (2224) – FM Javier Buenafe Moya (2160) 1-0 · Titled Tue 30th Apr Late · 2024-04-30
- Ian N Heppell (2034) – Tomas Lampir (2077) 1/2-1/2 · 11th Highlands Open 2017 · 2017-09-28
- Kristyna Novosadova (2179) – Drahomir Tylecek (1921) 1-0 · Karvina Open 2013 · 2013-06-30
- Gustavo Barrenechea Bahamonde (2127) – Ragnar Edvardsen (1968) 1/2-1/2 · Gibraltar Masters 2018 · 2018-01-25
- CM Matfey Rogov (2163) – WIM Diajeng Theresa Singgih (1926) 1-0 · Titled Tue 5th Mar Early · 2024-03-05
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Comes from
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit, Double Pawn Sacrifice 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4
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, Main Line C44
- Scotch Game: Hanneken Variation C44
- Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit C44
- Scotch Game: Lolli Variation (3. d4 Nxd4) C44
- Scotch Game: Lolli Variation (4… exd4 5. Qxd4) C44
- Scotch Game: Napoleon Gambit 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.