Chess terminology

chess pattern that produces checkmate

style of chess

series of moves in chess in which the players capture each other’s pieces

in chess, the difference in value between a rook and a minor piece (bishop or knight)

chess terminology

two or more pawns of the same color on adjacent files

a database of precalculated analysis of chess endgame positions

chess convention of colors used to indicate the first- and second-moving players

chess tactic in which a defensive piece is captured, leaving one of the opponent's pieces undefended or under-defended

in chess, general principle about chess middlegames and endgames that rooks should be placed behind passed pawns; stated by Siegbert Tarrasch (1862–1934)

in chess, the sacrifice of a queen

in chess, an occasion where the king travels up the board in the middle game or opening, often in a mating attack

in chess, the short-term positional advantage gained in exchange for material disadvantage

series of moves done by a player to prevent their opponent from taking some action

chess pawn structure

in chess, the ability to make threats that cannot be ignored, thus putting the opponent in the position of having to spend turns responding to threats rather than creating new threats

endgame drawing technique in which the side behind in material sets up a zone of protection that the opponent cannot penetrate

a safe square to which a piece can move if it is threatened

a square on the chessboard such that if a player's king can occupy it, he can force some gain such as the promotion of a pawn or the capture of an opponent's pawn

game position where one player has only the king remaining, such that they can never win, but may play for a draw at most

A hippogonal (pronounced ) chess move is a leap m squares in one of the orthogonal directions, and n squares in the other, for any integer values of m and n. A specific type of hippogonal move can be written (m,n), usually with the smaller number first. A piece making such moves is referred to as a (m,n) hippogonal mover or (m,n) leaper. For example, the knight moves two squares in one orthogonal direction and one in the other, it is a (1,2) hippogonal mover or (1,2) leaper.

in chess, a situation in which a piece has a relatively wide choice of destination squares, but nevertheless cannot avoid being captured