Scotch Game: Malaniuk Variation

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bb4+

ECO C45

The Scotch Game: Malaniuk Variation is a chess opening line in the Scotch Game complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bb4+.

It is catalogued under code C45 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bb4+ is chosen by Black on move 4.

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