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  2. Prophylaxis (chess) - Wikipedia

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    In chess, prophylaxis consists of a move or series of moves done by a player to prevent their opponent from taking some action. Such preventive moves, or prophylactic moves, aim not only to improve one's position but also to restrict the opponent in improving their own. Many standard and widespread opening moves can be considered prophylactic.

  3. The Most Unique Chess Sets For Every Type of Pop ... - AOL

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    Modeled after the 3-D chess games played while in the Ten Forward lounge while aboard the USS Enterprise -D, this chess set features pieces of everyone’s favorite “Star Trek” characters ...

  4. Game of the Amazons - Wikipedia

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    White moves first, and the players alternate moves thereafter. Each move consists of two parts. First, one moves one of one's own amazons one or more empty squares in a straight line (orthogonally or diagonally), exactly as a queen moves in chess; it may not cross or enter a square occupied by an amazon of either color or an arrow.

  5. Adjournment (games) - Wikipedia

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    Before chess programs achieved master strength, and then became better than the best humans, adjournment was commonly offered in tournaments. When an adjournment is made, the player whose move it is secretly writes their next move on their scoresheet but does not make the move on the chessboard. Both opponents' scoresheets are then placed in ...

  6. Zugzwang - Wikipedia

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    Zugzwang (from German 'compulsion to move'; pronounced [ˈtsuːktsvaŋ]) is a situation found in chess and other turn-based games wherein one player is put at a disadvantage because of their obligation to make a move; a player is said to be "in zugzwang" when any legal move will worsen their position.

  7. Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack - Wikipedia

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    In chess, the move 9.Bc4 is one of the main options in the chess opening called the Yugoslav Attack, which is an attack in the Dragon Variation of the Sicilian Defence. Also known as the Rauzer System or the St George Attack, the Yugoslav Attack begins with the following moves: e4 c5; Nf3 d6; d4 cxd4; Nxd4 Nf6; Nc3 g6; Be3 Bg7; f3 0-0; Qd2 Nc6; Bc4