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chess opening

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Noun1.chess opening - a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess; "he memorized all the important chess openings"
opening
chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
succession, sequence - the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence"
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Roger Covey, who graduated with his BA and MBA in 3 1/2 years, taught me weird chess openings and gambits, a love I share to this day.
What chess has given us by Root, Alexey / Academic Exchange Quarterly
Gary Kasparov is playing a game against ``the world'' - at least those citizens of the world who know that Ruy Lopez is the name of a chess opening, not a Braves shortstop, that the Sicilian is a defense, not a pizza, and that en passant describes a kind of pawn capture, not a French pick-up line.
WHY NOT LET FANS CALL THE SHOTS? SPORTS DECISIONS NEED COMMON SENSE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
He augments his practice by reading books such as ``Ideas Behind Chess Openings.
STUDIOUS CHESS PRODIGY MAKING RIGHT MOVES by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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