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Caro-Kann Defence

Caro-Kann Defence noun: a chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 c6, in which the white king's pawn advances two squares and the black king's bishop's pawn advances one square.

Noun

Caro-Kann Defence (uncountable)

  1. A chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 c6, in which the white king's pawn advances two squares and the black king's bishop's pawn advances one square.

Origin of Caro-Kann Defence

Named after Horatio Caro and Marcus Kann.

Questions about Caro-Kann Defence

What does Caro-Kann Defence mean?
Caro-Kann Defence means a chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 c6, in which the white king's pawn advances two squares and the black king's bishop's pawn advances one square.
What part of speech is Caro-Kann Defence?
Caro-Kann Defence is a noun.

Words near Caro-Kann Defence in the dictionary

  1. carnyxes
  2. Caro
  3. caro sposo
  4. Caro's acid
  5. Caro-Kann
  6. Caro-Kann Defence
  7. Caro-Kann Defense
  8. Caro-Kanns
  9. caroa
  10. caroach
  11. caroaches

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