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Adjournment

Games; Chess

An unfinished game may be adjourned and continued at a later time/date.

Back rank mate

Games; Chess

A checkmate made by a Queen or Rook along the 8th rank where the opponent's King is blocked in by its own Pawns.

Attack

Games; Chess

An aggressive action during a game or to threaten to capture a piece or Pawn. Minority Attack: an attack of minor pieces against a majority of minor pieces of the opponent with the objective of ...

Annotation

Games; Chess

Written comments about a position or a game, it can be narrative, chess notation or both.

Arbiter

Games; Chess

Chess has Arbiters for the enforcement of the rules.

Advanced Pawn

Games; Chess

This term describes a Pawn which has passed the central line of the chessboard which is between the fourth and fifth ranks.

Algebraic notation

Games; Chess

Same as chess notation or simply notation. It is a combination of letters and numbers (a to h and 1 to 8)which denotes the 64 squares of the board. Algebraic notation has become the standard for ...