GLOSSARY

Adjourned game : Tournament game not completed in one session. Blitz Finish : final moves of game are decided by clock flagfall. ( Nowadays all clocks are digital). Castle : Non- chess player's name for rook; experienced players use the word only to describe the casting process. Castling long : Castling on the queen's side (0-0-0) Castling short : Castling on the king's side(0-0). Cheapo : A trap. Check : Attack on the King, which need not be verbally announced. A player whose king is in check must get out of check at once. Checkmate : When a king cannot escape from check. Double pawns: Two pawns of the same color standing on the same file. Diagonal : slanting row of squares of the same color. Elo rating : A rating on the international scale., whose statistical principles were worked -out by Professor Arpad E Elo of Milwaukee. Endgame(or ending). when few pieces remain on the board. Game : Single encounter between two players. GM: Grandmaster; title awarded by Fide for very good international results. Grade : performance figures based on results in the previous year. ***FIDE : The world chess ruling body to which over 100/countries are affiliated.

Thanks for posting.  Generally, I forget these terms very easily.  Now instead of using Google, Bing, or consulting a physical chess book, I can now forever archive this post.  I will say that the lack of spacing or organization really helps me.