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Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit

Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit proper noun: a chess gambit arising from the Indian Game characterized by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.g4.

Proper noun

Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit

  1. A chess gambit arising from the Indian Game characterized by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.g4.

Origin of Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit

Named after Stanley Gibbins, an English player from Derby who played the gambit by mail in the 1960s, and Rolf Weidenhagen, a German player, from a comment in 1960 that Weidenhagen had played the gambit.

Questions about Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit

What does Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit mean?
Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit means a chess gambit arising from the Indian Game characterized by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.g4.
What part of speech is Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit?
Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit is a proper noun.

Words near Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit in the dictionary

  1. Gibbie
  2. gibbier
  3. Gibbies
  4. gibbing
  5. Gibbins
  6. Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit
  7. gibbis
  8. Gibble
  9. gibble-gabble
  10. gibbled
  11. Gibbles

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