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English Defence

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English Defence

Summary

English Defence is a chess opening[1]. It draws 28 Wikipedia views per month (chess_opening category, ranking #82 of 129).[2]

Key Facts

  • English Defence's instance of is recorded as chess opening[3].
  • England is named after English Defence[4].
  • English Defence's subclass of is recorded as Semi-Closed Game[5].
  • English Defence's part of is recorded as chess terminology[6].
  • English Defence's sport is recorded as chess[7].
  • English Defence's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026mr5c[8].
  • English Defence's Portable Game Notation is recorded as d4 e6[9].
  • English Defence's Portable Game Notation is recorded as c4 b6[10].
  • English Defence's ECO code is recorded as A40[11].

Why It Matters

English Defence draws 28 Wikipedia views per month (chess_opening category, ranking #82 of 129).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

England

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). English Defence. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/english-defence
MLA “English Defence.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/english-defence.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_english-defence_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{English Defence}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/english-defence}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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