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Scotch GameScotch Gambit

C44For WhiteAggressive

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4

A line for White. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.

Win rate, White
54.6%55.5%54.8%53.3%
Band 600, n = 4,597Band 1000, n = 50,294Band 1400, n = 54,398Band 1800, n = 107,830
Blunder rate
42.9%35.4%31.7%24.0%
Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
Tier
BAAA
White, band 600White, band 1000White, band 1400White, band 1800
Share of games
0.1%0.4%0.5%0.5%
Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
Every band, source period 2026-05
BandWhiteDrawBlackBlunderBook exitGamesTier
60054.6%2.7%42.7%42.9%ply 7.04,597B
100055.5%2.8%41.8%35.4%ply 7.050,294A
140054.8%3.2%42.0%31.7%ply 7.054,398A
180053.3%4.1%42.6%24.0%ply 7.0107,830A

Results by band

What it actually does, band by band.

All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.

600Your bandB at 600Blunder rate 42.9%, band median 44.6%

At 600, the Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit scores 54.6% for White across 4,597 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 42.9% include an early material blunder (7 games at 600).

1000Your bandA at 1000Blunder rate 35.4%, band median 42.9%

At 1000, the Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit scores 55.5% for White across 50,294 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 35.4% include an early material blunder (79 games at 1000).

1400Your bandA at 1400Blunder rate 31.7%, band median 40.0%

At 1400, the Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit scores 54.8% for White across 54,398 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 31.7% include an early material blunder (104 games at 1400).

1800Your bandA at 1800Blunder rate 24.0%, band median 36.4%

At 1800, the Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit scores 53.3% for White across 107,830 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 24.0% include an early material blunder (196 games at 1800).

Questions

Common questions about this page.

At 600, the Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit scores 54.6% for White across 4,597 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 42.9% include an early material blunder (7 games at 600).

At 1000, the Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit scores 55.5% for White across 50,294 games. That is comfortably above average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 35.4% include an early material blunder (79 games at 1000).

The Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit (C44) is a line for White. The main line runs 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4.