potato opening

English
a b c d e f g h
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7{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn{{{square}}} black pawn7
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5{{{square}}} black pawn5
4{{{square}}} white pawn4
3{{{square}}} white knight3
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a b c d e f g h

Etymology

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Noun

potato opening (plural potato openings)

  1. (chess) A variant of the Reti Opening in which white moves its queen's rook pawn to a4 on the third move (1. Nf3 d5 2. a4).
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