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C45: Scotch, Potter variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3

Scotch, Potter variation

C45 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 2508
Last Played: May 2026
Overall score:
38.3% 31.2% 30.5%

Played frequently by:

White  
John TH Van der Wiel 16 games
Peter Welz 14 games
Ivan Radulov 13 games
Black  
Oleg M Romanishin 15 games
Laurent Fressinet 10 games
Vladimir Malakhov 10 games

Possible continuations:

5... Bb6  2149
38.4 % 31.7 % 29.9 %
5... Bb4+  280
31.4 % 30.7 % 37.9 %
5... Be7  55
47.3 % 27.3 % 25.5 %
5... d6  7
57.1 % 14.3 % 28.6 %
5... Qe7  5
100 %
5... b6  3
100 %
5... Bd6  3
100 %
5... Qf6  2
100 %
5... Nf6  2
100 %