SOME CHESS TERMS: Blunder: a very bad mistake. Combination: a series of moves, generally including a sacrifice, aimed at gaining an advantage. Centre: the middle of the board, in particular the squares d4, e4, d5 and e5. En Prise: a piece is said to be en prise when it is attacked and its capture would result in a loss of material. Exchange, the: the material advantage of a rook against a knight or bishop. Fianchetto: the development of a bishop to b2, g2, b7 or g7. Flight Square: an escape square to which an attacked piece, often a king, may run. Initiative: a player has the initiative when he begins to play forcefully and restrict his opponent's choice of replies. Kingside: the half of the board to White's right: the e-, f-, g- and h- files. Loose: a piece that is undefended. Major Pieces: the queens and rooks. Material: a general term covering both pieces and pawns. Minor Pieces: the bishops and knights. Queenside: the half of the board to White's left: the a-, b-, c- and d- files. Sacrifice: voluntarily giving up material in the hope of gaining some other kind of advantage.
SOME CHESS TERMS:Blunder: a very bad mistake.Combination: a
series of moves, generally including a sacrifice, aimed at gaining
an advantage.Centre: the middle of the board, in particular the
squares d4, e4, d5 and e5.En Prise: a piece is said to be en prise
when it is attacked and its capture would result in a loss of
material.Exchange, the: the material advantage of a rook against a
knight or bishop.Fianchetto: the development of a bishop to b2, g2,
b7 or g7.Flight Suare: an escape square to which an attacked piece,
often a king, may run.!nitiati"e: a player has the initiative when
he begins to play forcefully and restrict his opponent's choice of
replies.#ingside: the half of the board to hite's right! the e",
f", g" and h"files.$oose: a piece that is undefended.Ma%or Pieces:
the queens and rooks.Material: a general term covering both pieces
and pawns.Minor Pieces: the bishops and knights.&ueenside: the
half of the board to hite's left! the a", b", c" and
d"files.Sacri'ice: voluntarily giving up material in the hope of
gaining some other kind of advantage.
