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The ''Scotch Opening''', or Scotch Game, is the following:

1. e4 e5
<br>2. Nf3 Nc6
<br>3. d4

The response by Black is typically 4.exd4.

The goal of this opening is to occupy the center of the Board, and to catch the opening off guard.<ref>https://simplifychess.com/openings/the-scotch-game/index.html</ref>

== Defenses ==

4. Nxd4 (Main line)
4. ... Bc5 (Classical Variation)
4. ... Bc4 (Scotch Gambit)
4. ... Nf6 (Schmidt Variation)
4. ... Qh4!? (Steinitz Variation)
4. c3 (Göring Gambit)

== Additional possibilities ==

4. ... Nxd4?!
4. ... Bb4+?!
4. ... Qf6

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