What is a Miss in chess?

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DevoDude

Theres mistakes, then misses, then blunders. So what is a miss exactly?

skeldol

The opportunity to take free material, like a hanging piece or pawn.

Martin_Stahl
DevoDude wrote:

Theres mistakes, then misses, then blunders. So what is a miss exactly?

  • New Miss Classification - Sometimes a move is bad not because something went horribly wrong with your own position, but because you failed to punish your opponent’s bad move. For example: you’re in an even game, your opponent gives you the opportunity to fork and win a piece, but you just make a normal continuing move as if nothing happened. These cases will be covered by a new classification called Miss,