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Strongpoint

1. A "strongpoint defense" means an opening that defends and retains a central pawn (White: e4 or d4; Black: e5 or d5), as opposed to exchanging the pawn and relinquishing occupation of that central square.

2. More generically, a strongpoint can be any square heavily defended.

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