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The system by which players are rated. Devised by Professor Arpad Elo (1903 - 1993) of Milwaukee and adopted by FIDE in 1970. A beginner might have 900 rating, the average club player 1600, a state ...

en passant

Games; Chess

From the French, "in passing." Abbreviated e.p. One Pawn can capture another e.p. if the capturing Pawn has reached the fifth rank and the captured Pawn is moved two squares forward on an adjacent ...

endgame

Games; Chess

Also called the ending. This is the final state of the game, characterized by the relatively few chessmen on the board. The King is typically used more aggressively in the ending than in the opening ...

escape square

Games; Chess

A square to which a King in check can move, also called flight square.

exchange

Games; Chess

The trading of a piece for an enemy piece, usually pieces of equal value.

clock

Games; Chess

Paired clocks used in all official tournaments and in club games. After a player moves, he depresses a lever that stops his clock and starts his opponent's. Each clock, therefore, registers only the ...

check

Games; Chess

Check refers to a King that is being attacked by an enemy piece. The King should move out of check, place another piece between the King and the attacking piece, or the attacking piece must be ...