scotch game

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What does scotch game mean?

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.

Where does scotch game come from?

From an 1824 correspondence match between Edinburgh and London.

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