Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack, Main Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Bd2 Qd5 11. Bg5
11… Bd6−0.10
The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack, Main Line (C56), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Bd2 Qd5 11. Bg5, Stockfish 18 recommends 11… Bd6 for Black. The position is roughly equal (−0.10).
Top engine moves
- −0.1011… Bd6 12. Bf6 O-O 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. Bxd4 Bf4 16. Nc5
- +0.0111… Bb4 12. c3 Bd6 13. cxd4 Bb4 14. Re3 O-O 15. a3 Bf5 16. Qe2
- +0.0711… Kd7 12. c3 Re8 13. Nxd4 Kc8 14. Nxe6 Qxd1 15. Raxd1 Rxe6 16. Ng3
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack, Main Line?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Bd2 Qd5 11. Bg5, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 11… Bd6 for Black, continuing 12. Bf6 O-O 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. Bxd4 Bf4 16. Nc5. The position is roughly equal (−0.10). The next best moves are 11… Bb4 (+0.01) and 11… Kd7 (+0.07).
Is the Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack, Main Line a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.10: the position is roughly equal. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack, Main Line?
C56. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; C is the volume for open games and the French Defense.
Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).