Chess

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A practice where a player will declare that he believes that he will checkmate his opponent in x number of moves. It was considered polite in older days as it would indicate to the other player that ...

Alekhine's Gun

Games; Chess

A special formation of chess pieces where two rooks are supported by a queen all on the same file. It was named after its inventor and most famous user, Alexander Alekhine.

adjust

Games; Chess

The repositioning of a piece on a chessboard. Players may only adjust positions when it is their turn, and they must announce their intention before taking action, as under normal rules the act of ...

active

Games; Chess

Describes a chess piece that is relatively free to move around the boards, as opposed to a passive piece which may be blocked or pinned by other pieces.

absolute pin

Games; Chess

A situation where a piece cannot be moved, as doing so would directly expose their king to an attacking piece.

шахматы

Games; Chess

Belorusskie Shakhmaty ("Byelorussian Chess" - Белорусские шахматы) is a cross-over between chess and checkers. It is actually more a chess variant because its goal is to checkmate the opponent's ...

Chess boxing

Games; Chess

It is a discipline that consists of 11 alternated assaults of boxing and chess. The sport appeared for the first time in France at the beginning of the 90s, but the fights are organized since 2003. ...