This glossary of chess explains commonly used terms in
chess, in alphabetical order. Some of these terms have their own pages, like ''
fork'' and ''
pin''. For a list of unorthodox chess pieces, see
Fairy chess piece; for a list of terms specific to
chess problems, see
Glossary of chess problems
This glossary of chess problems explains commonly used terms in chess problems, in alphabetical order. For a list of unorthodox pieces used in chess problems, see Fairy chess piece; for a list of terms used in chess is general, see Glossary of ch ...
; for a list of named
opening lines, see
List of chess openings; for a list of chess-related games, see
List of chess variants.
A
B
, "lightning"] A
#fast chess, fast form of chess with a very short
time limit, usually three or five minutes per player for the entire game. With the advent of electronic
chess clocks
A chess clock consists of two adjacent clocks with buttons to stop one clock while starting the other, so that the two clocks never run simultaneously. Chess clocks are used in chess and other two-player games where the players move in turn, and ...
, the time remaining is often incremented by one or two seconds per move.
[Schiller 2003, p. 398]
C
D
E
F
G
, "Protect the Queen!"] An announcement to the opponent that their queen is under direct attack, similar to the announcement of "check". This warning was customary until the early 20th century.
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
, "to bungle").
[Kaan 2016, p. 19] See also
#woodpusher, woodpusher.
Q
R
S
, "jumper"] Alternative notation for the
#knight, knight. Used rather than
K, which means
king.
T
U
V
W
X
Z
See also
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Chess equipment
Chess equipment are the tangible items required to play a game of chess. To have an (OTB) chess tournament the equipment required includes: chess pieces, chessboard, chess clock, , pen to record the moves and table. A chess player playing a ga ...
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