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Slav Defence

Slav Defence is the alternative spelling of Slav Defense.

Meaning of Slav Defense

Noun

Slav Defense (uncountable)

  1. (US) A Closed Game in chess, characterized by the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6, in which black's second move is queen's bishop's pawn to the sixth rank, as a defense to the Queen's Gambit

Questions about Slav Defence

What is Slav Defence the alternative spelling of?
Slav Defence is the alternative spelling of Slav Defense.

Words near Slav Defence in the dictionary

  1. slaunchways
  2. slaunchwise
  3. Slauson
  4. Slausons
  5. Slav
  6. Slav Defence
  7. Slav Defense
  8. Slav squat
  9. slav'ries
  10. slav'ry
  11. slava

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