Etymology

Maróczy bind

Today it means: A pawn formation, primarily played against the Sicilian Defence, characterized by white pawns on c4 and e4, with White's d-pawn having been exchanged for Black's c-pawn. Full definition →

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The story

Named after the Hungarian Grandmaster Géza Maróczy.

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