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Games

An activity engaged in for diversion or amusement; whether electronic games such as those on computers or phones, or simple board games.

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tempo

Games; Chess

As in music, time. Plural, tempi. In chess, there are basically three elements - space, time and material. Space and material are self-evident. Time, however, is more subtle. ...

tactics

Games; Chess

Maneuvers that take advantage of short-term opportunities. A position with many traps and combinations is considered to be Tactical in nature.

symmetry

Games; Chess

Position where the pieces of one side mirrors the position of the pieces of the other side.

Swiss system

Games; Chess

A method of pairing players at a tournament, developed in Switzerland in the 19th century by Dr. Julius Muller and first employed in 1895. The three fundamental rules of the Swiss ...

space

Games; Chess

The territory controlled by each player.

stalemate

Games; Chess

A situation in which one side is unable to make a legal move although the king is not in check. A stalemate is a draw. For over 100 years this has been deemed a draw. Before that, ...

sonneborn-berger score

Games; Chess

A tie-breaking system. An individual's Sonneborn-Berger score equals the sum of the scores of the players beaten plus half the sum of the scores of players with whom draws were ...