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[ECO code C44] Move Move Here
SCOTCH GAMBIT
The Cochrane Variation
Black's dark QKt5(b4) bishop moved to QR4(a5) keeping White's QBP pinned.
White's K4(e4) Pawn move to a defended K5(e5) deters 7..Kt-B3. Played by John Cochrane in games against Staunton and Walker in 1841.
    White  Black	White  Black
 1. P-K4   P-K4	     6.	PxP    B-R4
 2. Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3    7.	P-K5
 3. P-Q4   PxP
 4. B-QB4  B-Kt5 ch
 5. P-B3   PxP
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