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scholar's mate

Games; Chess

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Qh5 Nf6 4. Qxf7#.

royal fork

Games; Chess

A Fork that attacks both the King and the Queen.

When a player realizes that he is going to lose and graciously gives up the game without waiting for a Checkmate. When resigning, a player can simply say, "I resign", or he can tip over his King in a ...

round robin

Games; Chess

A tournament where each participant plays one game with every other participant.

repetition of position

Games; Chess

A player may claim a draw if he can demonstrate that a three-fold repetition of the position has occurred, with the same player having the move each time.

rating

Games; Chess

A number that measures a player's relative strength. The higher the number, the stronger the player. In the UK, the term grading is used in place of rating.

rank

Games; Chess

A row of squares running from side to side of the board each side numbers the ranks from one to eight, starting with the rank nearest him and running to the rank nearest his opponent. Also, any ...