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The Scotch game

The Scotch opening is a chess opening that fits in very well with the Rules for the opening from the previous series of chess lessons.
In short:
- Get a pawn in the centre
- Develop your minor pieces
- Move your King to safety
In the Scotch game it is not only White’s intention to accomplish these goals, but [...]

Rules for the opening

The initial moves of a chess game are called the opening. There are a lot of different openings (with their own names) and we will pay more attention to some of these openings later on.
For now the most important thing to know about the chess opening is a set of general guidelines that can be [...]