Semi-Open Game
See also: semi-open game
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The Sicilian Defence is a Semi-Open Game.
Moves: 1.e4 c5
Alternative forms
- semi-open game
Noun
Semi-Open Game (plural Semi-Open Games)
- 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.
See also
- Open Game
- Closed Game
See also
