Scotch Game

Meanings

nounScotch Game (uncountable)

uncountableA 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.
Synonyms: Scotch

nounA 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.

Similar

From an 1824 correspondence match between Edinburgh and London.

Polish partia szkocka

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