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Bishop's Opening

Bishop's Opening noun: an Open Game in chess, characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4, in which white's second move is king's bishop to the fourth rank.

Noun

Bishop's Opening (uncountable)

  1. An Open Game in chess, characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4, in which white's second move is king's bishop to the fourth rank.

Questions about Bishop's Opening

What does Bishop's Opening mean?
Bishop's Opening means an Open Game in chess, characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4, in which white's second move is king's bishop to the fourth rank.
What part of speech is Bishop's Opening?
Bishop's Opening is a noun.

Words near Bishop's Opening in the dictionary

  1. Bishop's Lynn
  2. bishop's mantle
  3. bishop's mantles
  4. bishop's nose
  5. Bishop's Nympton
  6. Bishop's Opening
  7. bishop's pawn
  8. bishop's pawns
  9. Bishop's Stortford
  10. Bishop's Tawton
  11. Bishop's Waltham

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