The Scotch, Statistically
ChessGames.com has 2,357 Scotch Games in their database spanning the years 1770 through 2007. White wins 35.5% of the time, Black wins 28.9% of the time, and it's a draw 35.6% of the time [hence the Scotch's reputation as drawish?]. As an opening, it appears to have peaked in popularity during the 1870s.
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