Scotch Game: Vitzthum Attack

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.Ng5 Nh6 6.Qh5

ECO C44

The Scotch Game: Vitzthum Attack is a chess opening line in the Scotch Game complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.Ng5 Nh6 6.Qh5.

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

The defining move Qh5 is chosen by White on move 6.

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