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Scotch Game

Scotch Game noun: 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.

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.
    Synonyms:
    Scotch

Synonyms of Scotch Game

Origin of Scotch Game

From an 1824 correspondence match between Edinburgh and London.

Questions about Scotch Game

What does Scotch Game mean?
Scotch Game means 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.
What part of speech is Scotch Game?
Scotch Game is a noun.

Words near Scotch Game in the dictionary

  1. Scotch fingers
  2. Scotch fir
  3. Scotch firs
  4. Scotch foursome
  5. Scotch Gaelic
  6. Scotch Game
  7. Scotch glue
  8. Scotch glues
  9. Scotch Grey
  10. Scotch Greys
  11. Scotch hands

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