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Blitz

In American football, a blitz is a defensive maneuver in which one or more defensive backs, which normally remain behind the line of scrimmage during a play, are instead sent across the line to the opponent's side in order to try to tackle the quarterback.

A Chess Blitz[?] is a fast Chess-game with only 5 minutes for each player.


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