Move Categorization

Submitted by erik on Wed, 10/08/2008 at 12:42pm.

This is an attempt to categorize all possible chess moves! Starting with some rough ideas... I hope to get a solid framework built around this. Thoughts? Help? :)

Pawn:
Capture
Recapture
Central
Wing
Lock up middle
Lock up kingside
Lock up queenside
Open up middle
Open up kingside
Openup queenside
Positional sacrifice
Tactical sacrifice
Sacrifice for promotion
Pawn storm
Promote to ...
Mating net
Control key square
Gain space
Force a piece to move
Negative moves!
Gave up key square
Relieved pressure too early

Bishop:
Absolute pin
Relative pin
Skewer
Positional improvement
Trade for other minor piece
Clearance

Rook:
Take open file
Take semi open file
Protect

King:
Get out of check
Avoid checkmate
Defend piece or pawn (say by name - king protects the d pawn )

All moves:
Attack
Positional
Tactical
Opening theory
Endgame theory
Defend / protect piece
Checkmate
Protect king / block check

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by strangequark - 16 days ago
Quantum Superposition of States United States

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Rook:

Sacrifice to force a powerful knight fork

Pawn:

Sacrifice to open file

Knight:

Transfer to back rank to place on good third rank outpost

King:

Get out of pin

Move to anticipate check

Bishop:

Move to clear backrank/connect rooks

Cement pawn structure/protect for promotion

Queen:

Transfer to third rank to move to file containing opponent's castled king

Support bishop(s) to limit opponent's range of development

by TheGrobe - 11 months ago
Calgary Canada

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Sometimes the moves aren't moves by a particular piece, but moves you do to a piece of your opponents. For example, "Blockade" is conspicuously missing. Also, for the king, take opposition, outflank and triangulate probably deserve inclusion.