Chess

Chess

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Chess

A special type of board used in chess problems where the a and h files are considered to be connected, or the 1 and 8 ranks are connected, leading to situations where pieces can jump to the opposite ...

Grid-board

Games; Chess

A chess problem which further divides a chess board into 16 2x2 grids, with further stipulations made regarding these gridlines e.g. a piece must move to a new grid to make a legal move.

Directmate

Games; Chess

A chess problem where the player is directed to checkmate the opposing king in a givne number of moves, assuming any defence from the opposite side.

Excelsior

Games; Chess

A type of chess problem which involves a pawn moving from its initial rank to be promoted at some point in the solution.

Economy

Games; Chess

In chess problems it refers to the full and considered use of material, space and other factors to make the problem appealing.

Duplex

Games; Chess

A chess problem which can be solved both with white moving first and looking to mate, and also black moving first and looking to mate.

Knight's tour

Games; Chess

A chess puzzle where the knight piece has to visit every square on the board exactly once. Harder variants will change the rules by altering the size/shape of the board, or stipulating that the ...