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a piece in the game of chess, shaped like a bishop’s hat

verb

in a game such as chess, to win the right to remove one of your opponent’s pieces

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one of the pieces used in the game of chess

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the position of the king in the game of chess when it is threatened by another piece

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in chess, an attack that your opponent’s king cannot escape from, so that you win the game

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a game for two people, played on a board with black and white squares, using different shaped pieces, including two kings. The aim is to get the other player’s king into a position where it cannot move

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a square board used for playing chess

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one of the pieces used for playing chess

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the moment when the clock for one player stops in a game of chess, indicating that the player has no more time left

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a series of moves that you can make at the beginning of a game of chess

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a player who has reached the highest levels in competitions in the game of chess

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one of the two most important pieces in the game of chess. The player who stops the other player’s king from being able to move wins the game.

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a piece in the game of chess shaped like a horse’s head

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one of the small objects used for playing a game such as chess

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checkmate in the game of chess

verb

to checkmate an opponent

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one of the eight small pieces that each player has in a game of chess

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a piece that can move in any direction in a game of chess

verb

to move a chesspiece back to a previous position during a game of chess

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a piece in the shape of a tower used in the game of chess

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one of the small sections that the board is divided into in games such as chess and checkers

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the situation in chess when the game ends because neither player can make a legal move or win the game