The Dutch Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 f5 Black's 1...f5 stakes a claim to the e4-square and envisions an attack in the...
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Netherlands, at the trial of Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders. The Dutch Defence League was a Dutch offshoot of the English Defence League and member of...
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The Dutch Waterline (Dutch: Hollandsche Waterlinie; modern spelling: Hollandse Waterlinie) was a series of water-based defences conceived by Maurice of...
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Command Materiel and IT (redirect from Dutch Defence Materiel Administration)
The Dutch Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT) (Dutch: Commando Materieel en IT, COMMIT), formerly known as the Dutch Defence Materiel Organization (DMO)...
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The Dutch Water Defence lines (Dutch: Hollandse Waterlinies) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Netherlands comprising the New Dutch Waterline and...
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(Nimzo-Indian Defence, Queen's Indian Defence, Bogo-Indian Defence etc) 2...f5 (Dutch Defence) 2...b6 (English Defence) 2...Bb4+ (Keres Defence, may transpose...
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The Ministry of Defence (Dutch: Ministerie van Defensie; MinDef) is the Dutch ministry responsible for the armed forces of the Netherlands and veterans'...
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known as the "Dutch attack" Dutch Defence, a chess opening Dutch Grand Prix, a Formula One car race Dutch Open (disambiguation) Dutch TT, a motorcycle...
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Netherlands Armed Forces (redirect from Dutch military)
established by Royal Decree. The highest-ranking officer in the Dutch military is the Chief of Defence, who is a four-star officer (NATO OF-9). After initial cooperation...
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Fennek (category CS1 Dutch-language sources (nl))
Deutschland (formerly Krauss-Maffei Wegmann) and Dutch Defence Vehicle Systems. The Turkish company FNSS Defence Systems acquired the right for licence production...
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Staunton Gambit (redirect from Dutch, Staunton gambit)
Gambit is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 f5 (the Dutch Defence) 2. e4!? White sacrifices a pawn for quick development, with the idea...
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English Rat. 1...f5 is the Dutch Defence. Common White moves are 2.g3, 2.Nf3, and 2.c4. 1...g6 is sometimes called the Modern Defence line. White can play 2...
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of Chess Informant. English Opening Benoni Defence Dutch Defence Réti Opening Benko Gambit Old Indian Defence Bird's Opening Anti-Indian systems (Trompowsky...
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Royal Netherlands Army (redirect from Dutch Army)
the German Air Defence Missile Group 61 (German: Flugabwehrraketengruppe 61) was integrated into the Dutch Joint Ground-based Air Defence Command in 2018...
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Vladimir Antoshin (section Dutch Defence)
eponym of two opening lines, one occurring in the Philidor Defence and the other in the Dutch Defence. In the Antoshin Variation, Black chooses to exchange...
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German invasion of the Netherlands (redirect from Battle of Holland)
Hitler came to power, the Dutch had begun to re-arm, but more slowly than France or Belgium; only in 1936 did the defence budget start to be gradually...
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transposes to a Nimzo-Indian Defence, a Dutch Defence, a Queen's Gambit Declined, an English Defence, or a Bogo-Indian Defence. 3.Nc3 is likely to transpose...
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The Nimzo-Indian Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Other move orders, such as 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.d4...
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Grebbe Line (category Articles with Dutch-language sources (nl))
The Grebbe Line (Dutch: Grebbelinie) was a forward defence line of the Dutch Waterline, based on inundation. The Grebbe Line ran from the Grebbeberg in...
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Royal Netherlands Air Force (redirect from Dutch Air Force)
personnel increased to 650. After the end of World War I the Dutch government cut the defence budget and the Army Aviation Group was almost dissolved. As...
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common response is 1...d5, when the game can take on the character of a Dutch Defence (1.d4 f5) with colours reversed. White will then often either fianchetto...
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Future of the Royal Netherlands Navy (category CS1 Dutch-language sources (nl))
they were designed to last until 2018/2023. Because of this the Dutch Ministry of Defence started design studies in 2013. The new frigates are again planned...
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The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the following moves: 1. e4 c5 The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's...
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The King's Indian Defence (or KID) is a common chess opening. It is defined by the following moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 Black intends to follow up with...
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Defenture (category Defence companies of the Netherlands)
Army's special forces, the Korps Commandotroepen. In 2013, the Dutch Ministry of Defence launched a procurement program aimed at replacing the Mercedes-Benz...
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List of equipment of the Royal Netherlands Army (category CS1 Dutch-language sources (nl))
Leo van (20 May 2004). "Netherlands fire their first GILL". Dutch Defence Press (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 September 2024. Defensie, Ministerie van (4 May...
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Onno Eichelsheim (category Chiefs of Defence (Netherlands))
is a general in the Royal Netherlands Air Force serving as Chief of Defence (Dutch: Commandant der Strijdkrachten) of the Netherlands Armed Forces since...
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The Philidor Defence (or Philidor's Defence) is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 The opening is named after the famous 18th-century...
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A85 or A-85 may refer to: Dutch Defence, in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings Gleaner A85, a combine harvester A85 road (Scotland) Quebec Autoroute...
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The Nimzowitsch Defence (named after Aron Nimzowitsch) is a somewhat uncommon chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 Nc6 This opening is an example...
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