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Alekhine's gun

Alekhine's gun noun: a formation in which a queen backs up two rooks on the same file.

Noun

Alekhine's gun (uncountable)

  1. A formation in which a queen backs up two rooks on the same file.

Questions about Alekhine's gun

What does Alekhine's gun mean?
Alekhine's gun means a formation in which a queen backs up two rooks on the same file.
What part of speech is Alekhine's gun?
Alekhine's gun is a noun.

Words near Alekhine's gun in the dictionary

  1. alekeeper
  2. alekeepers
  3. alekeeps
  4. Alekhine
  5. Alekhine's Defence
  6. Alekhine's gun
  7. Aleksandr
  8. Aleksandra
  9. aleksandrovite
  10. Aleksandrów
  11. Aleksandrów Kujawski

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