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Capture

Games; Chess

The movement of a minor or major piece from the departure cell to the arrival cell and to capture a enemy piece in the process. To capture, a player must make a legal move that lands a piece on a ...

Castling

Games; Chess

A combined move of King and Rook permitted once for each side during a game. The King moves two squares to either side, and the Rook toward which it moves is placed on the square the King passed ...

Draw

Games; Chess

A tied game. A draw can result from a stalemate, the 50-move rule, the three-move repetition rule, if neither side has enough material to mate, by adjudication or by an agreement between the players.

The system by which players are rated. Devised by Professor Arpad Elo (1903 - 1993) of Milwaukee and adopted by FIDE in 1970. A beginner might have 900 rating, the average club player 1600, a state ...

En passant

Games; Chess

From the French, "in passing." Abbreviated e.p. One Pawn can capture another e.p. if the capturing Pawn has reached the fifth rank and the captured Pawn is moved two squares forward on an adjacent ...

Endgame

Games; Chess

Also called the ending. This is the final state of the game, characterised by the relatively few chessmen on the board. The King is typically used more aggressively in the ending than in the opening ...