Chess Terms

Which piece moves diagonally only?

• Rook

• Knight

• Bishop

What piece is the most valuable next to the king?

• Rook

• Knight

• Queen

• Bishop

What is the name of a game with no winner

• diagonal

• draw

• dynamic

• Defence

A chess opening in which a player offers a pawn (or more) for fast development and an attack.

• grading

• gambit

• grandmaster

• Game Clock

The third and last phase of the game, when there are few pieces left on the board.

• edge

• eat

• en passant

• endgame

the beginning phase of the game, roughly the first dozen moves, but it can extend much farther.

• Olympiad

• opening

• opposition

• optimal

Advancing a pawn to the eighth rank, converting it to a queen, rook, bishop or knight.

• ply

• piece

• promotion

• pawn

A combination in which two pieces work together to deliver an alternating series of checks and discovered checks in such a way that the opposing king is required to move on each turn.

• windmill

• win

• wing

• waiting move

Method to decide the result of an unfinished game. It is done by an expert who judges the position on the board. T

• adjustment

• adjudication

• automaton

• artificial casting

A simultaneous attack by a single piece on two (or more) of the opponent's pieces

• fork

• fortress

• fool's mate

• forfeit