knightmare
nounEtymology Blend of knight + nightmare.
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Board games, Chess, Games Humorous, Informal A figurative nightmare involving a knight, e.g. a crushing knight move or a hopeless situation involving a knight.
- 16...Nbxd5? The wrong knight captures, which leads to a knightmare for Black.2020 March 11, Isaak Linder, Vladimir Linder, Mikhail Botvinnik: Sixth World Chess Champion, SCB Distributors, →ISBN, →OCLC:
- 17...cxd5? 18 ♘b5 is obviously a “knightmare” for Black.2020 November 17, Thomas Engqvist, 300 Most Important Chess Positions, Batsford, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 138: