10 Terms
Contributors in Chess
Chess
Transposition
Games; Chess
Reaching an identical opening position by a different order of moves. For example, the French defence is usually reached by 1.e4 - e6, 2.d4 - d5, but 1.d4 - e6, 2.e4 - d5 transposes into the same ...
Time trouble
Games; Chess
Situation where a player has a small amount of time to make a large number of moves.
Touch move
Games; Chess
Chess rule which requires a player who touches a piece to actually move that piece (if it is his own) or take that piece (if it belongs to his opponent). If the piece touched cannot be legally moved ...
Time pressure
Games; Chess
One of the most exciting moments in a tournament chess game. When one or both players have used up most of the time on their Clocks but still have several moves to make before they reach the ...
Round robin
Games; Chess
A tournament where each participant plays one game with every other participant.
Repetition of position
Games; Chess
A player may claim a draw if he can demonstrate that a three-fold repetition of the position has occurred, with the same player having the move each time.
