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Chess Terms That Every Chess Player Should Know

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Overview

Learn 75 essential chess terms every player should know with this course. The syllabus covers a wide range of concepts from active pieces to x-ray attacks, with timestamps for easy navigation. The teaching method includes concise explanations for each term. This course is intended for chess enthusiasts looking to deepen their understanding of the game's terminology.

Syllabus

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

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