Chess Terms That Every Chess Player Should Know

Chess Terms That Every Chess Player Should Know

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Chess Terms That Every Chess Player Should Know

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  1. 1 - Intro
  2. 2 - Active Piece (1)
  3. 3 - Algebraic Notation (2)
  4. 4 - Analysis (3)
  5. 5 - Backward Pawn (4)
  6. 6 - Bad Bishop (5)
  7. 7 - Battery (6)
  8. 8 - Blindfold Chess (7)
  9. 9 - Bullet (8)
  10. 10 - Blitz (9)
  11. 11 - Rapid (10)
  12. 12 - Bughouse (11)
  13. 13 - Book Move (12)
  14. 14 - Pin (13)
  15. 15 - Variant (14)
  16. 16 - Combination (15)
  17. 17 - Connected Pawns (16)
  18. 18 - Connected Rooks (17)
  19. 19 - Counterattack (18)
  20. 20 - Counterplay (19)
  21. 21 - Discovered Attack (20)
  22. 22 - Discovered Check (21)
  23. 23 - Equalize (22)
  24. 24 - Evaluation (23)
  25. 25 - The Exchange (24)
  26. 26 - Exposed King (25)
  27. 27 - Fork (26)
  28. 28 - Flag Someone (27)
  29. 29 - NM - National Master (28)
  30. 30 - CM - Candidate Master (29)
  31. 31 - FM - FIDE Master (30)
  32. 32 - IM/GM - International Master/Grandmaster (31/32)
  33. 33 - Gambit (33)
  34. 34 - Good Bishop (34)
  35. 35 - Half-Open File (35)
  36. 36 - Hanging (36)
  37. 37 - Major Piece (37)
  38. 38 - Minor Piece (38)
  39. 39 - Hole (39)
  40. 40 - Inaccuracy (40)
  41. 41 - Initiative & Tempo (41 & 42)
  42. 42 - Isolated Pawn (43)
  43. 43 - King Hunt (44)
  44. 44 - Long Diagonal (45)
  45. 45 - Main Line (46)
  46. 46 - Master (47)
  47. 47 - Material (48)
  48. 48 - Mouse Slip (49)
  49. 49 - Open File (50)
  50. 50 - Open Game/Closed Game (51/52)
  51. 51 - Opening Repertoire (53)
  52. 52 - Outpost (54)
  53. 53 - Passive Piece (55)
  54. 54 - Pawn Chain (56)
  55. 55 - Pawn Island (57)
  56. 56 - Pawn Majority (58)
  57. 57 - Pawn Structure (59)
  58. 58 - Pre-Move (60)
  59. 59 - Sac (61)
  60. 60 - Semi-Open File (62)
  61. 61 - Sharp (63)
  62. 62 - Skewer (64)
  63. 63 - Smothered Mate (65)
  64. 64 - Solid (66)
  65. 65 - Technique (67)
  66. 66 - Time Control (68)
  67. 67 - Time Delay (69)
  68. 68 - Time Pressure (70)
  69. 69 - Trap (71)
  70. 70 - Tripled Pawns (72)
  71. 71 - Underpromotion (73)
  72. 72 - Variation (74)
  73. 73 - X-Ray (75)
  74. 74 - Outro

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