booked up

adj — 2 senses

booked up

adj
1

Slang Well-read on a particular topic.

  • […] and we believe the day is usually the one on which the saint is supposed to have died; but this we cannot affirm, as we are not booked up in Roman sanctology.1875, Potter's American Monthly, volumes 4-5, page 359:
2

Board games, Chess, Games Slang Extremely knowledgeable in a particular opening as a result of intensive study.

  • This line is not by any stretch of the imagination considered a critical line, but it does take the players out of mainstream theory, where Giri typically is hardcore booked up.2022 March 11, Carsten Hansen, “2022 FIDE Grand Prix Belgrade Semifinals Day 2: Rapport Magic”, in Chess:
  • Not only that, he managed to get the incredibly well-booked up US-Cuban star out of book on move 8, and then to give checkmate.2022 July 21, Colin McGourty, “Zagreb GCT 1: Firouzja leads as new chess era begins”, in Chess24:

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