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  2. Glossary of chess - Wikipedia

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    This glossary of chess explains commonly used terms in chess, in alphabetical order.Some of these terms have their own pages, like fork and pin.For a list of unorthodox chess pieces, see Fairy chess piece; for a list of terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems; for a list of named opening lines, see List of chess openings; for a list of chess-related games, see List of ...

  3. Chess piece - Wikipedia

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    The rules of chess prescribe the moves each type of chess piece can make. During play, the players take turns moving their own chess pieces. The rook may move any number of squares vertically or horizontally without jumping. It also takes part, along with the king, in castling. The bishop may move any number of squares diagonally without ...

  4. Template:Chess names - Wikipedia

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    No description. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status name name Name of a column to display Unknown optional ^ The Estonian chess terms were coined by Ado Grenzstein. ^ "Handbook". www.fide.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019. The pieces bear the names: Koenig, Dame, Turm, Laeufer, Springer, Bauer ^ a b H. J. R. Murray, A History of Chess, ch. 11.

  5. Rook (chess) - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] In modern times, it is mostly known as हाथी (elephant) to Hindi-speaking players, while East Asian chess games such as xiangqi and shogi have names also meaning chariot (車) for the same piece. [15] Antique Indian Mughal chess elephant made from sandalwood representing the rook 19th-century illustration of a siege ...

  6. Outline of chess - Wikipedia

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    Chess pieces – two armies of 16 chess pieces, one army designated "white", the other "black". Each player controls one of the armies for the entire game. The pieces in each army include: 1 king – most important piece, and one of the weakest (until the endgame). The object of the game is checkmate, by placing the enemy king in check in a way ...

  7. Rules of chess - Wikipedia

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    Staunton style chess pieces. Left to right: king, rook, queen, pawn, knight, bishop. The rules of chess (also known as the laws of chess) govern the play of the game of chess. Chess is a two-player abstract strategy board game. Each player controls sixteen pieces of six types on a chessboard. Each type of piece moves in a distinct way.

  8. Who Is Chess Piece on 'The Masked Singer'? - AOL

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    Rita Ora - Given the talk of fashion in the clue package, Rita calls back to her America's Next Top Model days and picks Ashley Graham. Related: Everything We Know About The Masked Singer Season 12

  9. List of fairy chess pieces - Wikipedia

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    A name erroneously applied by some modern chess variant inventors to a piece moving t[WB] in Betza's notation and also called Manticore, creating confusion. Abbot: 4X,~1/2: F4N: Typhoon chess, Scirocco chess: Moves as Knight or Bishop up to 4 squares Acropolis ~1/2, ~1/3, n+: RNC = RNL: Overkill Ecumenical Chess: Combination of Gnu and Rook ...