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alekhine's defence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
alekhine's de-fence
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chess opening characterized by the moves e4 Nf6.

Etymology

Named after Alexander Alekhine.

Questions

What does alekhine's defence mean?
A chess opening characterized by the moves e4 Nf6.
Where does alekhine's defence come from?
Named after Alexander Alekhine.

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