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slav defense

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
slav de-fense
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

American usage; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Slav Defence (alternative, UK)

Questions

What does slav defense mean?
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

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