open game

British

noun

chess a relatively simple game involving open ranks and files, permitting tactical play, and usually following symmetrical development Compare closed game

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Monye: "It will be an open game. When it is 50-50, as an Englishman, I have to say the Red Roses win."

From BBC

I have feeling this is going to be an open game with a few goals.

From BBC

If England or Ireland are going to win the title, they will need a favour from their Celtic rivals, and Scotland's dangerous backs might just fancy their chances in an open game.

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Other than that, it’s just an open game in terms of how you can cover this election.

From Los Angeles Times

Manchester City beat Southampton in an open game - not just because they found a way through a blanket defence.

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