Chess Vocab Words

EIGHT SQUARE™ - Chess Words MATERIAL back bishop black board center clock diagonal

edge file game horizontal king knight major

material minor pair pawn piece queen rank

relative rook side vertical white

MATH calculation point problem

puzzle solution square

time value worth

STRATEGY attack block clog counter decoy defense deflect draw end fair

force gambit goal temporary intermediate lose middle motif obstacle open

perpetual phalanx position protect refute remove resign retreat sacrifice save

stalemate strategy tactic trade trap win zwischenzug

en passant fork guard jump move net pin practice

promote skewer move net pin practice promote skewer

smother under

SPECIAL MOVES absolute backward capture castle checkmate connect discover double

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EIGHT SQUARE™ - Chess Words DESCRIPTIVE advantage amaze awkward beautiful brilliant chase collaboration combine

compose conjunction corridor danger decisive destroy escape exploit

forward gain lure quality quiet run sibling strong

idea master memory

rhythm Staunton tempo

threat weak continue expose

PEOPLE blunder champion fantasy

PLACES Amsterdam Bangkok Belgrade Berlin Bled Bonn

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Breslau Calvia Hastings Holland Iceland Lodz

London Manhattan Manila Moscow New Orleans New York

Paris Philippines Reykjavik