Ajeeb: A life-size figure which was operated by many Chess and Checker players including Constant Ferdinand Burille. Built by Charles Hopper in 1865. It played 900+ games and lost only three times and never lost a checker game. Alfil: Bishop in Spanish language (Castilian). Arabic word for ‘The elephant’. Analysis: The calculation and detailed study of a series of moves based on a particular position in a game. Annotation: Written comments about a position or a game, it can be narrative, Chess notation or both. Blocked: This term describes a piece whose mobility is limited by the physical presence of another piece often of the same color. Specific positions that involve blocked pieces include discovered check, double check, and blockade. Blunder: A very bad move that loses material or initiative without any or little advantage. A mistake that overlooks a simple tactical response. Book: The written body of high-level Chess play. “Book” moves are standard. A book player memorizes openings and their variations, and goes to pieces if his opponent strays from the accepted line. Cheapo: A clever tactical combination or trap usually made by a losing side to hold a draw or even a win. Check: It refers to a King that is being attacked by an enemy piece. The King should move out of check, place another piece between the King and the attacking piece, or the attacking piece must be captured. Checkmate: An attack against the opponent’s King which the King cannot escape. Any position where a King cannot avoid capture. The objective end of a Chess game. When a player checkmates his enemy’s King, he wins the game. Double lever: Kmoch’s term for the situation where a Pawn may be captured by either of two Pawns, each in a different lever. Double Pawns: Two Pawns of the same color lined up on a file. This doubling come about only as the result of a capture and generally considered a disadvantage because the Pawns cannot defend each other. Double Rooks: Two Rooks of the same color positioned on the same file or rank. Equal position: Any Chess game position from which a player can win, lose, or draw. Equal positions offer equal chances for both sides with alert play. Escape square: A square to which a King in check can move, also called flight square. Euler: A closed Knights tour. Evergreen Game: Famous Chess game played in 1852 by Anderssen and Dufresne (Level-1). It was thus named because Steinitz felt it would always remain as fresh as the day it was played. Fers: The medieval name for the piece we now call the Queen, derived from the Persian word “Vizier”. Fianchetto: An Italian term that means “on the flank” and applies only to Bishops. A Fianchetto involves placing a white Bishop on g2 or b2 or a black Bishop on g7 or b7. This maneuver places the Bishop to a position from which it controls the longest diagonal. A word derived from the Italian word ‘fianco’ meaning flank. FIDE: The acronym for Federation Internationale des checs, the international Chess Federation which organizes the titles, awards and the international rating system. FIDE Master: Title awarded by FIDE and is ranked below International Master. Legal move: Move permitted by the Laws of Chess. Legal’s Mate: A mating sequence appearing in the game between M. de Kermar Legal and Saint Brie in about 1750: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 d6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Nc3 g6 5. Nxe5 Bxd1 6. Bxf7+ Ke7 7. Nd5 mate. Leucopenia: Kmoch’s expression for a lack of control of the light squares. Lever: Kmoch’s term for a white and a black Pawn which are diagonally adjacent so that either can capture the other. Lewis Chessmen: Chess pieces made of walrus tusk discovered on the Isle of Lewis (outer Hebrides) in 1831. They were probably made in the 11th or 12th century and now are on display in the British Museum. Light Bishop: A Bishop which moves on light-colored squares. Light Piece: Another expression for minor piece: a Bishop or a Knight. Lightning Chess: Another term for speed or Blitz Chess. Linares: Small city in south-central Spain which has been the site of numerous strong, International tournaments. Little Bare King: A win which includes baring the King, but in which the capture which bares the King does not also deliver checkmate. Living Chess: The performance of a Chess game where the Pawns and pieces are represented by real people. The performance may be a re-enactment of a famous game or a new game.
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