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A tie-breaking system applicable to Swiss tournaments. The scores of the opponents of each of the tied players are summed, first leaving out the highest and lowest scores. In tournaments with a large ...

middlegame

Games; Chess

The phase of the game following the development, and the one in which much of the action takes place. With many pieces on the board and possibilities of attack on all sides, the King normally stays ...

mating sacrifice

Games; Chess

A material sacrifice made to achieve Checkmate.

mechanical move

Games; Chess

A move made with little thought because it seems to be obvious.

mating net

Games; Chess

A position or series of moves that leads inexorably to one in which the King must be mated or, a position where one player has mating threats. This can be accomplished with the pieces working ...

mating attack

Games; Chess

An attack which aims at Checkmate.

long algebraic notation

Games; Chess

A form of algebraic notation. A move is designated by a letter indicating the piece moved, plus the square the piece moves from as well as the square the piece moves to (e.g. Bc1-g5). Pawn moves are ...