Answers.Body: <p>The power of a Google search reveals: from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alekhine%27s_Defence#Brooklyn_Variation" rel="noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alekhine%27s_Defence#Brooklyn_Variation</a></p>
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  <p>2...Ng8, undeveloping the knight immediately, was named the &quot;Brooklyn Defence&quot; in honour of his hometown by GM Joel Benjamin, who calls this his &quot;pet line&quot;.</p>
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  <p>Provided reference: Joel Benjamin, American Grandmaster: Four Decades of Chess Adventures, Gloucester Publishers, 2007, p. 167. ISBN 978-1-85744-552-7.</p>
  
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Body: <p>This line is called the Brooklyn Variation of Alekhine's Defense:</p>
  <pre><code>[FEN &quot;&quot;]
  
  1.e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ng8!?
  </code></pre>
  <p>How did it get its name?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: I doubt any serious chess player outside of US calls it "Brooklyn variation" though.
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Comments.Text: @sleepy I doubt any serious chess player considers this at all.
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Title: What's the etymology behind this chess opening?
ThreadText: # What's the etymology behind this chess opening?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-06-19)
  
  This line is called the Brooklyn Variation of Alekhine's Defense:
  [FEN ""]
  
  1.e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ng8!?
  
  How did it get its name?
  
  **Tags:** opening, terminology
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I doubt any serious chess player outside of US calls it "Brooklyn variation" though.  
  > **username_2**: @username_1 I doubt any serious chess player considers this at all.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2021-06-19. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  The power of a Google search reveals: from <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alekhine%27s_Defence#Brooklyn_Variation>
  
  > 2...Ng8, undeveloping the knight immediately, was named the "Brooklyn Defence" in honour of his hometown by GM Joel Benjamin, who calls this his "pet line".
  
  Provided reference: Joel Benjamin, American Grandmaster: Four Decades of Chess Adventures, Gloucester Publishers, 2007, p. 167. ISBN 978-1-85744-552-7.
  
  
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