Scotch Game: Cochrane-Shumov Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Nxf7 Nxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qxc5 d5
10. c3+0.10
The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Scotch Game: Cochrane-Shumov Defense (C44), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Nxf7 Nxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qxc5 d5, Stockfish 18 recommends 10. c3 for White. The position is roughly equal (+0.10).
Top engine moves
- +0.1010. c3 dxe4 11. O-O Qd6 12. Qxd6 cxd6 13. cxd4 Nxd4 14. Nc3 Be6
- +0.0810. O-O dxe4 11. c3 Qd6 12. Qxd6 cxd6 13. cxd4 Nxd4 14. Nc3 Be6
- −0.3010. Bf4 Re8 11. Nd2 dxe4 12. O-O Qe7 13. Qb5 Kg8 14. Qb3+ Qf7
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Scotch Game: Cochrane-Shumov Defense?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Nxf7 Nxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qxc5 d5, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 10. c3 for White, continuing dxe4 11. O-O Qd6 12. Qxd6 cxd6 13. cxd4 Nxd4 14. Nc3 Be6. The position is roughly equal (+0.10). The next best moves are 10. O-O (+0.08) and 10. Bf4 (−0.30).
Is the Scotch Game: Cochrane-Shumov Defense 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 Scotch Game: Cochrane-Shumov Defense?
C44. 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+).