NOUN | act | chess move | the act of moving a chess piece |
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Meaning | The act of moving a chess piece. | |
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Part of | chess, chess game | A board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules |
Narrower | capture | The removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board |
castle, castling | Interchanging the positions of the king and a rook | |
check | (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king | |
checkmate, mate | A chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king | |
gambit | A chess move early in the game / game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position | |
Broader | move | (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game |
Spanish | movida, movimiento | |
Catalan | moviment, tirada |
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