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Khalifman/Soloviov: The Modern Scotch VisibleForUsers true The Basman-Williams Attack arises afterThe Scotch Game is the most open of all the Open Games. In fact this is the only truly Open Game, in its essence, which matches the traditional terminology. The move 3. d2 d4 immediately breaks the symmetry. White tries to occupy the centre and gain additional space. Rapid contact between the opposing forces takes place, in fact much quicker than in the other open (and not only open) games, which increases the value of every move and requires