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Chess Terms 2-B

Chess Terms 2-B

judgeofthenight
| Aug 30, 2008
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B Symbol used for the bishop when recording chess moves in English. Back rank A player's first rank (the one on which the pieces stand in the initial array); White's back rank is Black's eighth rank and vice versa. Back rank mate A checkmate...

Chess Terms 1-A

Chess Terms 1-A

judgeofthenight
| May 21, 2008
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Absolute pin:A pin against the king, called absolute because the pinned piece cannot legally move as it would expose the king to check.                               Activ...

Castling Opposite Sides

Castling Opposite Sides

judgeofthenight
| May 19, 2008
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Here it goes.You castled queenside and your opponent castled kingside.You move your queen to the kingside,with your bishops/knights/rooks pointing over there.However,you should never forget that attacking with pieces only is not going to work much...

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