Body: <p>in the scotch opening if black develops their knight on move 4, this is called the Schmidt variation, does anyone know who it's actually named after?</p>
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Title: Who is the Schmidt Variation of the scotch opening named after
ThreadText: # Who is the Schmidt Variation of the scotch opening named after
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-01-18)
  
  in the scotch opening if black develops their knight on move 4, this is called the Schmidt variation, does anyone know who it's actually named after?
  
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