"Scotch Game" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From an 1824 correspondence match between Edinburgh and London. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=Scotch Game}} 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. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Chess openings
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