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Scotch Game
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English
tright rd bd qd kd bd nd rd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd nd pd pl pl nl pl pl pl pl pl pl rl nl bl ql kl bl rl Moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4
Etymology
From an 1824 correspondence match between Edinburgh and London.
Noun
Scotch Game -
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.
en Scotch<l:informal>
Translations
Polish: pl partia szkocka f
Further reading
en Chess openings