"Semi-Open Game" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Semi-Open Games [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Semi-Open Game}} Semi-Open Game (plural Semi-Open Games)
  1. A type of chess opening, in which White plays 1.e4 (moves their king's pawn to the fourth rank with their first move) and Black breaks symmetry by replying with a move other than 1...e5. Categories (topical): Chess openings Synonyms: semi-open game Related terms: Open Game, Closed Game

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