Barsky/Bezgodov: The Scotch GameA White Repertoire Tried and True for More than Two Centuries The Scotch Game is a solid opening that has been tried and tested in practice by some of the strongest chessplayers in the world for more than two centuries. The idea behind the Scotch Game is simple and easily understandable. White eliminates in a purely mechanical fashion Blacks e5 pawn which initially impedes his ambition to dominate in the center. This is very appealing for White, as he