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Scandinavian Defence

Scandinavian Defence noun: a chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 d5, in which both the white king's pawn and the black queen's pawn advance two squares as the first moves.

Noun

Scandinavian Defence (uncountable)

  1. A chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 d5, in which both the white king's pawn and the black queen's pawn advance two squares as the first moves.

Questions about Scandinavian Defence

What does Scandinavian Defence mean?
Scandinavian Defence means a chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 d5, in which both the white king's pawn and the black queen's pawn advance two squares as the first moves.
What part of speech is Scandinavian Defence?
Scandinavian Defence is a noun.

Words near Scandinavian Defence in the dictionary

  1. Scandiknavery
  2. Scandinavia
  3. Scandinavian
  4. Scandinavian cross
  5. Scandinavian crosses
  6. Scandinavian Defence
  7. Scandinavian mile
  8. Scandinavian miles
  9. Scandinavian noir
  10. Scandinavian noirs
  11. Scandinavian padlock

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