chess move

Noun
  1. The act of moving a chess piece (synset 100167176)
    is a type of: move - (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
    subtypes:
    • castle, castling - interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
    • capture - the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
    • check - (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
    • checkmate, mate - a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
    • gambit - a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position
    is a part of: chess, chess game - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king

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