C44

Scotch Game: Goring Gambit, Main Line

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Nxc3 Bb4

The Scotch Game: Goring Gambit, Main Line is a chess opening classified under ECO code C44. It is reached after the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Nxc3 Bb4.

It belongs to the Scotch Game family — one of many ways the line can branch. Understanding the parent system’s plans is the fastest way to play this variation well.

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