• 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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  • 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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    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 Waterline (Dutch: Hollandsche Waterlinie; modern spelling: Hollandse Waterlinie) was a series of water-based defences conceived by Maurice of...
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  • 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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  • (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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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  • 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 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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  • which c5 and e5 are eschewed, or 1...f5, which usually transposes to a Dutch Defence once White plays d4. All irregular responses such as 1...b6 and 1.....
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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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  • The Modern Defense (also known as the Robatsch Defence after Karl Robatsch) is a hypermodern chess opening in which Black allows White to occupy the center...
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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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    The minister of defence (Dutch: Minister van Defensie) is the head of the Ministry of Defence and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers...
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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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  • Petrov's Defence or the Petrov Defence (also called Petroff Defence, Petrov's Game, Russian Defence, or Russian Game [Russian: Русская партия]) is a chess...
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