Scotch Game
Sign in to saveAlso known as Scotch Opening, 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
chess opening 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- chess opening
- Subclass of
- King's Knight Opening
- Named after
- Scotland
- Sport
- chess
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- Portable Game Notation
- d4
- Stack Exchange tag
- chess.stackexchange.com/tags/scotch-game
- discoverer or inventor
- Ercole del Rio
- time of discovery or invention
- 1750-00-00
- position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation
- r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/4p3/3PP3/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQKB1R b KQkq - 0 3
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Encyclopedic overview
Moves1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 ECOC44–C45 Origin1750 Named afterScotland ParentKing's Knight Opening SynonymScotch Opening
The Scotch Game, or Scotch Opening, is a chess opening that begins with the moves:
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