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C5615 plies · black to move

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack

The Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack is a chess opening classified under ECO code C56 in the Open Games & French Defense family, beginning with 1.e4 e5 or 1.e4 e6, including the Italian Game, Ruy Lopez, and French Defense. It is reached after 8 moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black b
Black k
Black b
Black r
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
6
Black n
5
Black q
4
Black p
Black n
3
White n
White n
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
1a
White r
b
c
White b
d
White q
e
White r
f
g
White k
h

Resulting Position