Scotch Game: Lolli Variation (4… exd4 5. Qxd4)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 Nxd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. Qxd4
The Scotch Game: Lolli Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO C44, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 Nxd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. Qxd4. 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 3,663 times by this move order. White won 55%, 5% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 5… d6 (26% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.54 (Stockfish, depth 51; best line 5… Qf6 6. Qc4 Bd6 7. Nc3 Ne7 8. Nb5)
- ECO
- C44
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 Nxd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. Qxd4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2,389 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,217 | |
| 2000+ | 57 | |
| All | 3,663 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… d6 | 946 (26%) | |
| 5… Nf6 | 759 (21%) | |
| 5… c5 | 587 (16%) | |
| 5… Qf6 | 486 (13%) | |
| 5… b6 | 342 (9%) | |
| 5… Qe7 | 139 (4%) | |
| 5… Ne7 | 111 (3%) | |
| 5… d5 | 52 (1%) |
Master games
34 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 71%, draw 11%, Black 18%). The strongest:
- CM Ricard Morros Faura (2128) – FM Jorge Carlos Antonio (2277) 0-1 · Titled Tue 7th Apr 2026 · 2026-04-07
- Kamil Kaliszuk (2123) – Jan Golenia (2182) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-POL 1st League 2024 · 2024-09-17
- FM Bjorn 1971 Andersson (2129) – Marcell Szabo (1895) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 28th Dec · 2021-12-28
- Roberto Perez Garcia (2061) – Jose Andres Medina Carrasco (1915) 1-0 · ch-Seville Women and U18 · 2024-10-13
- CM Cristofer Luke Brezmes (2060) – Anni Guo (1902) 1-0 · Titled Tue 26th Mar Late · 2024-03-26
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- Rabiel29 (2331) – LiniSamuel (2263) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 0s
- C0oney (2282) – Kaspicip (2266) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- BonneyRoisoleil (2179) – GunaAnandh (2149) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Scotch Game: Lolli Variation (3. d4 Nxd4) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 Nxd4
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: 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.