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king hunt

Games; Chess

A repeated attack on the enemy king to limit the available moves of the opponent.

kick

Games; Chess

Attacking a piece to force it to move.

isolani

Games; Chess

A situation where a player has a pawn on the d file but none on the c or e files. This can be effective in early and midgame but a weakness at endgame.

interference

Games; Chess

The positioning of a sacrifical piece between an attacker and a defender.

grid-board

Games; Chess

A chess problem which further divides a chess board into 16 2x2 grids, with further stipulations made regarding these gridlines e.g. a piece must move to a new grid to make a legal move.

excelsior

Games; Chess

A type of chess problem which involves a pawn moving from its initial rank to be promoted at some point in the solution.

economy

Games; Chess

In chess problems it refers to the full and considered use of material, space and other factors to make the problem appealing.

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