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nimzo-indian defence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nim-zo-in-di-an de-fence
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A chess opening, a form of Indian Defence, characterised by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4.

Etymology

From the name of Grandmaster Aron Nimzowitsch and Indian Defence.

Inflected Forms

the Nimzo-Indian Defence (canonical)

Phrases

Bogo-Indian Defence

Frequently Paired Words

Bogo-Indian Defence

Synonyms

Nimzo-Indian

Questions

What does nimzo-indian defence mean?
A chess opening, a form of Indian Defence, characterised by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4.
Where does nimzo-indian defence come from?
From the name of Grandmaster Aron Nimzowitsch and Indian Defence.

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