Modern Defense

noun

A Semi-Open Game in chess, characterized by the moves 1.e4 g6, in which black's first move is king's knight's pawn to the sixth rank.

Meanings

nounModern Game (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Semi-Open Game in chess, characterized by the moves 1.e4 g6, in which black's first move is king's knight's pawn to the sixth rank.
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APA

Modern Defense. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Modern%20Defense

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Modern Defense,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Modern%20Defense.

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