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noun
A chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 c6, in which the white king's pawn advances two squares and the black king's bishop's pawn advances one square.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: board-games, chess, games
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History
Named after Horatio Caro and Marcus Kann.
Across languages
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