Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barnes opening

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
bar-nes open-ing
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The opening move 1.f3.

Etymology

After English chess master Thomas Wilson Barnes.

Inflected Forms

the Barnes Opening (canonical)

Questions

What does barnes opening mean?
The opening move 1.f3.
Where does barnes opening come from?
After English chess master Thomas Wilson Barnes.

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