This page gathers the 299 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Chess”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 2 of 3: from “epaulette mate” to “pawn grabbing”.
- epaulette mate noun A checkmate pattern in which the losing side's king is unable to escape because its two surrounding parallel flight squares are occupied by…
- equihopper noun A hopper piece that must jump a piece (the hurdle) to move, and lands an equal distance after the hurdle as the distance before the hurdle…
- exchange noun The loss of one piece and associated capture of another.
- expert noun A player ranking just below master.
- fairy problem noun An unusual chess problem, either one not involving direct mates or involving irregular rules or pieces.
- fers noun The medieval chess piece that developed into the modern queen.
- fianchetto noun The development of a bishop by moving it one square to a long diagonal; specifically, a set of opening moves where a bishop is developed to…
- file noun One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter).
- Fischer random chess noun A chess variant that differs from standard chess in that the pieces on the back ranks are almost completely shuffled.
- fix verb To prevent enemy pawns from advancing by directly opposing the most advanced one with one of one's own pawns so as to threaten to capture…
- flag verb To lose on time, especially in a blitz game; when using a traditional analog chess clock, a flag would fall when time expired.
- fork verb To simultaneously attack two opposing pieces with a single attacking piece.
- fortress noun A position that, if obtained by the weaker side, will prevent penetration by the opposing side, generally achieving a draw.
- gaja noun A fairy piece based on the gaja as used in chaturanga
- gambit noun An opening in chess in which material is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
- GM noun Initialism of Grandmaster or grandmaster.
- grandmaster noun Alternative letter-case form of Grandmaster.
- grasshopper noun A fairy chess piece which moves orthogonally or diagonally, but must hop over a piece to move or capture, landing one square beyond the…
- Greek gift noun A Greek gift sacrifice
- hang verb To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
- hanging adj Unprotected and exposed to capture.
- helpmate noun A recreational problem in chess in which both sides cooperate to achieve a specific goal.
- hippo noun Hippopotamus Defence.
- Hippopotamus Defence noun A defensive opening in which a player places pawns on b6, d6, e6, and g6, brings out the knights and fianchettoes the bishops (on b7 and…
- hole noun A square on the board, with some positional significance, that a player does not, and cannot in the future, control with a friendly pawn.
- hopper noun A fairy chess piece which moves only by jumping over another piece.
- horizon noun The point at which a computer chess algorithm stops searching for further moves.
- horse noun The chess piece representing a knight, depicted as a horse.
- house noun A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.
- hurdle noun A piece that is jumped over by a hopper piece.
- hyperbullet noun Chess played at an extremely fast time control, with each side getting 30 seconds total or less to make all their moves.
- hypermodern adj Of or pertaining to hypermodernism.
- hypermodernism noun A school of thought which advocates controlling the centre of the board with distant pieces rather than with pawns, thus inviting the…
- immobiliser noun A fairy chess piece that cannot capture other pieces but instead prevents adjacent pieces from moving.
- immortal noun A game of chess of especially high quality and entertainment, regarded as one of the best in history.
- in book prep_phrase Of a chess player: following a main line ("a standard sequence of opening moves considered to be best play").
- inaccuracy noun A move that is considered suboptimal, but not as bad as a mistake or blunder.
- increment noun The amount of time added to a player's clock after each move.
- Indian adj Designating any of various chess openings now characterised by black's attempt to control the board through knights and fianchettoed…
- Indian Game noun A group of chess openings characterized by the moves 1. d4 Nf6.
- interference noun The interruption of the line between an attacked piece and its defender by sacrificially interposing a piece.
- intermezzo noun A tactical move which interrupts the execution of the current plan.
- isolated adj Such that no pawn of the same color is in an adjacent file.
- j'adoube intj Spoken by a player before adjusting a piece on the chessboard, to indicate that one is not making a move in the game.
- joker noun A fairy chess piece that moves like the last piece that was moved by the opponent.
- juicer noun A chess piece.
- k noun Abbreviation of king.
- kick verb To attack (a piece) in order to force it to move.
- king noun The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the…
- knight verb To promote (a pawn) to a knight.
- knightmare noun A figurative nightmare involving a knight, e.g. a crushing knight move or a hopeless situation involving a knight.
- Kt noun Abbreviation of knight.
- ladder mate noun A checkmate pattern in which two major pieces team up to push the enemy king to one side of the board.
- lady noun A queen.
- leaper noun A piece, like the knight, which moves a fixed distance, and ignores pieces in the way.
- leo noun A fairy chess piece which moves analogously to the xiangqi cannon and queen, moving either orthogonally or diagonally and must hop over a…
- LGM noun Initialism of Lady International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster.
- Life Master noun A player holding a master's rating of over 2200 for at least 300 tournament games rated by the United States Chess Federation.
- mad queen chess noun The modern variety of chess, in which the queen can travel any number of squares in one move, as opposed to earlier varieties in which the…
- Madrasi noun A fairy chess rule where a piece that is attacked by a piece of the same type is paralyzed, rendering it unable to move.
- main line noun A standard sequence of opening moves considered to be best play.
- mainline adj Of a sequence of opening moves: being part of a main line ("a standard sequence of opening moves considered to be best play").
- mann noun A fairy chess piece that can move to any adjacent square. It moves like a king but is not a royal piece.
- mao noun A fairy chess piece which moves identically to the xiangqi horse, moving one square orthogonally and then one square diagonally at a 135…
- Maróczy bind noun A pawn formation, primarily played against the Sicilian Defence, characterized by white pawns on c4 and e4, with White's d-pawn having been…
- material noun All of a player's pieces and pawns on the chessboard, excluding the king.
- maximummer noun A fairy chess rule where one side (usually black) is required to always make the geometrically longest move.
- Mieses-Kotrč Variation noun A chess opening variation arising from the Scandinavian Defense characterized by the moves 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5.
- miniature noun A chess game which is concluded with very few moves.
- moob verb To rapidly adjust the evaluation of a position towards zero, indicating a likely draw.
- moremover noun A kind of directmate chess problem in which the solver must attain checkmate within a specified number of moves, that number being greater…
- motif noun A basic element of a move in terms of why the piece moves and how it supports the fulfilment of a stipulation.
- mouse slip noun An unintentional mouseclick due to jittery or imprecise movement of a mouse.
- move verb To transfer (a piece) from one space or position on the board to another.
- mover noun A chess problem in which the solver must attain checkmate within the specified number of moves.
- Najdorf Variation noun A chess opening variation arising from the Sicilian Defence characterized by the moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6.
- nightrider noun A fairy chess piece which moves in the direction of the knight any number of times.
- NNUE noun A type of neural network able to run on a CPU, trained to evaluate a board game (usually chess or shogi) position.
- norm noun A high level of performance in a chess tournament, several of which are required for a player to receive a title.
- novelty noun An opening move played for the first time ever (in high-level chess).
- odds noun An advantage given to a weaker opponent in order to equalize the game when playing casually, usually by removing one of the stronger…
- old lady noun A queen.
- on time prep_phrase By a player's running out of time.
- only move noun The only move to maintain the current evaluation of the position.
- opening book noun A book describing chess openings or giving general opening advice.
- opposition noun A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
- out of book prep_phrase No longer following commonly played theoretical lines analyzed in opening books; in territory unfamiliar to one or both of the players.
- outbook verb To surpass in one's knowledge of book moves.
- outpost noun A square protected by a pawn that is in or near the enemy's stronghold.
- over-the-board noun Taking place in person with players facing each other across the chessboard, as opposed to correspondence games, online tournaments, etc.
- overextend verb To push a pawn too far, so that it becomes vulnerable to the opponent's attacks.
- p noun Abbreviation of pawn.
- pao noun A fairy chess piece which moves identically to the xiangqi cannon, moving orthogonally and must hop over a piece of either side to capture.
- partial pin noun A pin where a rook or queen is pinned along a file, or a bishop or queen is pinned along a diagonal.
- passed pawn noun A pawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns on its own or adjacent files, and that hence has a clear run to the first or eighth rank.
- passer noun A passed pawn.
- pawn noun The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and…
- pawn chain noun A locked diagonal formation of pawns, each one supported by a friendly pawn diagonally behind and blocked by an enemy pawn directly ahead.
- pawn cube noun A situation in which four of one player's pawns are positioned on adjacent files and adjacent ranks forming a 2×2 square.
- pawn grabbing noun A playstyle where a player prioritizes capturing opponents' pawns rather than focusing on overall strategy or victory conditions. Often…