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open game

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noun

  1. chess a relatively simple game involving open ranks and files, permitting tactical play, and usually following symmetrical development Compare closed game

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Espanyol took the lead in an open game through Jofre after six minutes but Sorloth pulled Atletico level midway through the first half.

From Barron's Feb. 21, 2026

Other than that, it’s just an open game in terms of how you can cover this election.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 31, 2024

I am expecting another really open game and Tottenham will create chances, like they did last weekend against Villa.

From BBC Nov. 30, 2023

In an open game featuring multiple chances for both teams, Carmona’s left-foot strike in the 29th minute - finishing off a fast-breaking counterattack after England’s Lucy Bronze lost possession - remained the only goal.

From Washington Times Aug. 20, 2023

The former had to be cast off; the latter to be extirpated; and yet he had not force enough to play an open game.

From Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots by Symonds, John Addington

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