Closed Game

noun

A chess opening characterized by the moves 1.d4 d5, in which both White and Black move their queen's pawn to the fourth rank with their first move.

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Meanings

nounClosed Game (countable and uncountable, plural Closed Games)

plural Closed Games

  1. uncountableboard gamesA chess opening characterized by the moves 1.d4 d5, in which both White and Black move their queen's pawn to the fourth rank with their first move.
  2. countableboard gamesAny of the openings which begin in this way. (Queen's Gambit, Stonewall Attack, etc.)
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APA

Closed Game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Closed%20Game

MLA

“Closed Game.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Closed%20Game. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Closed Game,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Closed%20Game.

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