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A specific piece with which a player attempt to deliver checkmate. Wanting to play with a capped piece produces the stronger player an extra challenge, thereby conferring a handicap in chess upon him.
The chequered board used in chess, consisting of 64 squares (eight rows by eight columns) arranged in two colors alternated, dark and light.
A checkmate provided by a queen or rook along a back rank from which the king that has been mated is unable to take some action because it is blocked by friendly pieces on the second rank.
Postponement of a chess game with the plan to finish it later. It was once very basic in high-level competition, often happening soon after the first time control, but the practice has been terminated due to the advent of the analysis computer.
Also known as guard or defender removal, is a tactic in which an opponent's defending piece is captured leaving the important pieces vulnerable to a series of attack or capture.
A move that gives up a piece in the hopes of achieving advantage in tactical or positional forms. It is also a series of exchanges where the player loses a piece of lower value and the opponent loses a piece of higher value.
A chess tactic that ensnare a powerful chess piece such as the queen or king, by forcing it to be moved in the desired position by using a sacrifice on that square.
A tactic that made the opposing piece leave its ground resulting in exposing a valuable chess piece. It is commonly used in a combination or to perform a finishing attack.
