Ch Flashcards
The 8 vertical columns of the board, numbered A to H
File
The event when the allotted time of a player has just expired
Flag - Fall
A simultaneous attack by a single piece on 2 or more of the opponents pieces
Fork
A chess opening when a player offers a pawn or more for fast development and an attack
Gambit
Said to indicate an intention only to adjust a piece on the board without necessarily moving it to a different square
J’adoube (I adjust)
The 8 horizontal rows on the board, labelled 1 - 8
Rank
The conced loss of the game
Resign
The intentional loss of material to get a more important result
Sacrifice
Where a player is not in check, but has no legal moves. It is a draw in modern chess
Stalemate
A position usually in an ending where the player to move loses because they must move
Zugswang
Can move forward to unoccupied square immediately in front of it on the same tile
Pawn
Moves to any closest square that are not on the same rank
Knight
Can move any number of squares diagonally
Bishop
Can move any number of squares along a rank or file
Rook
Combines a power of a rank and bishop and can move any number of squares along a rank, file or diagonal
Queen
