anagrams of common chess terms

For a change, instead of puzzles on the board,try to find out what these anagrams mean. They are common chess terms.The number in brackets mean the number of words in the solution.

 e.g. alpaca jabs cone (2) : Jose Capablanca

a. Earthen items (3) 

b. A metal set (1)

c. Odd oboes lurk (2)

d. Nice promise (2)

e. Voters sigh (1)

f. Cabin motion (1)

g. Dream grants (1)

h. Dusty mega den (2)

Solutions withheld for the time being to encourage your efforts in solving them.

b. stalemate

g. grandmaster?

right

F. Combination

E. Oversight

D. Minor pieces

a. Earthen items (3) 

the erins mate?

I. Cephalic Rundown (3)

J. Bravo Vision (2)

K. Toasted Hemmer (2)

L. Snap Wasp Ed (2)

J. is a well know chess player. Others are chess terms/chess related names.

Snap wasp Ed had a cephalic rundown. Despite his bravo vision he was a toasted hemmer.

c. Odd oboes lurk (2)

h. Dusty mega den (2)

not yet solved...

EIKitch: c. involves a chess piece

a. mates in three .

L. snap swap ed = passed pawn

c. doubled rooks

h. study endgame

 or endgame study

Bravo vision = Boris Ivanov .

I have a cephalic rundown with cephalic rundown.

correct :)

Correct. And I think the cephalic rundown is to hard, so here's a clue: India

I. Cephalic Rundown (3) Chennai World Cup

J. Bravo Vision (2) Boris Ivanov

K. Toasted Hemmer (2) Smothered Mate

L. Snap Wasp Ed (2) Passed Pawn