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Opening· 9 plies

Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO C45), reached after 9 half-moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nb5.

Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack ECO C45
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About this opening

Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code C45. ECO group C (C00–C99) covers open games (1.e4 e5) and the French Defence, including the Ruy Lopez, Italian, Scotch and King's Gambit. This particular variation is reached after 9 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nb5.

It belongs to the Scotch Game family. Within that family this is a sub-variation (the Horwitz Attack line).

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.e4 e5, 2.Nf3 Nc6, 3.d4 exd4, 4.Nxd4 Qh4, 5.Nb5. From this position exactly one named continuation is recorded in the encyclopaedia.