Scotch Game

English

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

Moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4

Etymology

From an 1824 correspondence match between Edinburgh and London.

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.

Further reading

• Scotch Game on Wikipedia.Wikipedia