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Kingside

Games; Chess

The half of the board made up of the e, f, g, and h files. Kingside pieces are the King, the Bishop next to it, the Knight next to the Bishop, and the Rook next to the Knight.

King

Games; Chess

The most important of the chessman, and consequently usually the largest. The King may move one square in any direction, and a game is over when the King is checkmated.

Half-open file

Games; Chess

A file that contains none of one player's Pawns but one or more of his opponent's.

Half-pin

Games; Chess

A pin in which the chessman subject to the pin may move along the same line (file, rank or diagonal) which it shares with the attacker.

Hang, hanging

Games; Chess

To be unprotected and exposed to capture. Slang term to describe a piece left en prise.

Forced mate

Games; Chess

A sequence of moves that lead to a checkmate no matter what the opponent responds.

Forced move

Games; Chess

A move for which there is only one reply (or if more than one reply, all but one are undesirable).

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