Scotch Game: Hanneken Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bb4+ 5. c3 dxc3 6. O-O cxb2 7. Bxb2 Nf6 8. Ng5 O-O 9. e5 Nxe5
10. Bxe5+0.29
The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Scotch Game: Hanneken Variation (C44), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bb4+ 5. c3 dxc3 6. O-O cxb2 7. Bxb2 Nf6 8. Ng5 O-O 9. e5 Nxe5, Stockfish 18 recommends 10. Bxe5 for White. The position is roughly equal (+0.29).
Top engine moves
- +0.2910. Bxe5 d5 11. Bb3 Ng4 12. Nf3 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 c6 14. Bc2 Re8
- −1.4810. Qc2 d6 11. Bxf7+ Kh8 12. Bb3 Qe8 13. Qxc7 Bd7 14. Qxb7 Rb8
- −1.8510. Nxh7 Nxh7 11. Bxe5 d6 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Nd2 d5 14. Bd3 Re8
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Scotch Game: Hanneken Variation?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bb4+ 5. c3 dxc3 6. O-O cxb2 7. Bxb2 Nf6 8. Ng5 O-O 9. e5 Nxe5, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 10. Bxe5 for White, continuing d5 11. Bb3 Ng4 12. Nf3 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 c6 14. Bc2 Re8. The position is roughly equal (+0.29). The next best moves are 10. Qc2 (−1.48) and 10. Nxh7 (−1.85).
Is the Scotch Game: Hanneken Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.29: 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: Hanneken Variation?
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+).