Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bc5

ECO C44

The Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit is a chess opening line in the Scotch Game complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bc5.

It is catalogued under code C44 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bc5 is chosen by Black on move 4.

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