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Queen's Gambit

Queen's Gambit noun: a common Closed Game in chess, characterized by the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4, in which white's second move is queen's bishop's pawn to the fourth rank.

Noun

Queen's Gambit (uncountable)

  1. A common Closed Game in chess, characterized by the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4, in which white's second move is queen's bishop's pawn to the fourth rank.

Words formed from Queen's Gambit

Questions about Queen's Gambit

What does Queen's Gambit mean?
Queen's Gambit means a common Closed Game in chess, characterized by the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4, in which white's second move is queen's bishop's pawn to the fourth rank.
What part of speech is Queen's Gambit?
Queen's Gambit is a noun.

Words near Queen's Gambit in the dictionary

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  2. Queen's cowboys
  3. queen's cup
  4. queen's delight
  5. Queen's English
  6. Queen's Gambit
  7. Queen's Gambit Accepted
  8. Queen's Gambit Declined
  9. Queen's hard bargain
  10. Queen's hard bargains
  11. Queen's Indian Defence

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