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Scotch_Game

Scotch Game

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Moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4

Noun

Scotch Game ‎(uncountable)

  1. A common Open Game in chess, characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4, in which white's third move is queen's pawn to the forth rank.

Etymology

From an 1824 correspondence match between Edinburgh and London.

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