semi-open game

noun

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.

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Meanings

semi-open game1

nounsemi-open game (plural semi-open games)

plural semi-open games

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Semi-Open Game.

Semi-Open Game2

nounSemi-Open Game (plural Semi-Open Games)

plural Semi-Open Games · alternative semi-open game

  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.
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APA

semi-open game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semi-open%20game

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“semi-open game.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semi-open%20game. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semi-open game,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semi-open%20game.

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