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Chess term
vs. Ivanchuk, Amber, 2001 This example uses algebraic notation. In chess, an outpost is a square protected by a pawn (or rarely, two pawns) on the player's
Outpost_(chess)
Topics referred to by the same term
Outpost, a 1909 play written by James Francis Jewell Archibald Outpost (board game), from TimJim games Outpost (chess), a strategic element in chess Outpost
Outpost
describe chess moves. For a list of: unorthodox chess pieces, see Fairy chess piece; terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems;
Glossary_of_chess
Chess opening
The King's Indian Attack (or KIA) is a chess opening system where White adopts the setup more commonly seen being played by Black in the King's Indian
King's_Indian_Attack
Chess piece
The knight (♘, ♞) is a piece in the game of chess. It moves two squares vertically and one square horizontally, or two squares horizontally and one square
Knight_(chess)
School of chess that emerged after World War I
restraint, rook on the seventh rank, knight outposts, the dynamics of the isolated queen's pawn, and other areas of chess. Although none of the primary exponents
Hypermodernism_(chess)
Game piece for playing chess
A chess piece, or chessman, is a game piece that is placed on a chessboard to play the game of chess. It can be either white or black, and it can be one
Chess_piece
Configuration of pawns on a chessboard
In a game of chess, the pawn structure (sometimes known as the pawn skeleton) is the configuration of pawns on the chessboard. Because pawns are the least
Pawn_structure
Schroeder, Bill (5 February 2020). "For Any Chess Lover, Iceland is One for the Bucket-list. Here's Why". Outpost Magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2025. Kaehler
Chess_in_Iceland
Medieval chess variants
Great chess or Large chess (Arabic: shatranj al-kabir) is a family of large board historical chess variants which were played in the Middle East and Central
Great_chess
Internet chess server
Chess.com is an internet chess server. The largest chess platform in the world, the site operates on a freemium model in which some features are available
Chess.com
Finding an optimal algorithm for playing chess
Solving chess consists of finding an optimal strategy for the game of chess; that is, one by which one of the players (White or Black) can always force
Solving_chess
Chess piece
The bishop (♗, ♝) is a piece in the game of chess. It moves and captures along diagonals without jumping over interfering pieces. Each player begins the
Bishop_(chess)
overview of and topical guide to chess: Chess is a two-player strategy board game played on a chessboard with 32 pieces. Chess can be described as all of the
Outline_of_chess
Chess-playing automaton hoax (1770–1854)
(German: Schachtürke, lit. 'chess Turk'), also known as the Automaton Chess Player or simply the Turk (Hungarian: A Török), was a chess-playing machine first
Mechanical_Turk
Aspect of chess play concerned with long-term goals and positioning
Chess strategy is the aspect of chess play concerned with evaluation of chess positions and setting goals and long-term plans for future play. While evaluating
Chess_strategy
List of codes used to classify chess openings
used to classify chess openings in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings. The five-volume encyclopaedia was first published by Chess Informant between
List_of_ECO_codes
The following people have all been grandmasters (GM) of chess. The title has been awarded since 1950 to players who have met the standards required by
List_of_chess_grandmasters
Chess piece
The queen (♕, ♛) is the most powerful piece in the game of chess. It can move any number of squares vertically, horizontally or diagonally, combining
Queen_(chess)
Chess opening
The Caro–Kann Defence is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. e4 c6 Black prepares to contest the centre with 2...d5. It is a common defence against
Caro–Kann_Defence
Final phase in the game of chess
The endgame (or ending) is the final stage of a chess game which occurs after the middlegame. It begins when few pieces are left on the board. The line
Chess_endgame
Game of chess via postal system or e-mail
Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, traditionally through the postal system. Today it is usually played
Correspondence_chess
Chess opening
The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the following moves: 1. e4 c5 1...c5 is one of the most popular responses to White's first move
Sicilian_Defence
Style of chess, 18th to 19th century
Romantic chess is a style of chess popular in the 19th century until its decline in the 1880s. This style of chess emphasizes quick, tactical maneuvers
Romantic_chess
1982 film directed by John Carpenter
finds a normal set of human organs. After it is allowed to roam around the outpost all day, Clark kennels the sled dog, and it soon metamorphoses and absorbs
The_Thing_(1982_film)
Chess game played in London in 1851
The Immortal Game was a chess game played in 1851 between Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky during the London 1851 chess tournament, an event in
Immortal_Game
Chess opening
The English Opening is a chess opening that begins with the move: 1. c4 A flank opening, it is the fourth most popular and, according to various databases
English_Opening
English actor (born 1990)
(2017) and The Queen's Gambit (2020), both for Netflix; his performance as chess champion Benny Watts in The Queen's Gambit earned him a nomination for the
Thomas_Brodie-Sangster
Chess term for the exchange of a bishop or knight for a rook
In chess, the exchange is the material difference of a rook for a minor piece (i.e. a bishop or knight). Having a rook for a minor piece is generally
The_exchange_(chess)
Chess match between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren
The World Chess Championship 2023 was a chess match between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren to determine the new World Chess Champion. The match took
World_Chess_Championship_2023
2013 British film
Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz, also known as Outpost 3, is a 2013 British science fiction horror war film and is the third and final entry in the Outpost
Outpost:_Rise_of_the_Spetsnaz
A chess database is a database of chess games. Chess Assistant Chess Informant Expert Chess opening book (computers) Chess.com chess24 ChessBase Lichess
Chess_database
Chess move that offers material gain in exchange for positional advantage
In chess, a sacrifice is a move that gives up a piece with the objective of gaining tactical or positional compensation in other forms. A sacrifice could
Sacrifice_(chess)
Unofficial World Computer Chess Championship
Top Chess Engine Championship, formerly known as Thoresen Chess Engines Competition (TCEC or nTCEC), is a computer chess tournament that has been run since
Top_Chess_Engine_Championship
Portion of a chess game between the opening and endgame
This example uses algebraic notation. The middlegame is the portion of a chess game between the opening and the endgame. It is generally considered to
Chess_middlegame
Chess opening
The Benko Gambit (or Volga Gambit) is a chess opening characterised by the move 3...b5 in the Benoni Defence arising after: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5
Benko_Gambit
Pawn without any friendly pawn on adjacent files
In chess, an isolated pawn is a pawn that has no friendly pawn on an adjacent file. Isolated pawns are usually a weakness because they cannot be protected
Isolated_pawn
Ways to improve winning chances against a stronger player
Handicaps (or odds) in chess are setup or rule modifications which enable a weaker player to have a higher chance of winning against a stronger one. There
Handicap_(chess)
System of points scoring in the game of chess
In chess, by far the most common scoring system is 1 point for a win, ½ for a draw, and 0 for a loss. A number of different notations are used to denote
Chess_scoring
Board and pieces for playing the game of chess
A chess set consists of a chessboard and (nominally) 'white' and 'black' chess pieces for playing chess. There are sixteen pieces of each color: one king
Chess_set
Computer chess competition
World Computer Chess Championship (WCCC) was an event held periodically from 1974 to 2024 where computer chess engines competed against each other. The
World Computer Chess Championship
World_Computer_Chess_Championship
Reference work on chess openings
The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) is a reference work describing the state of opening theory in chess, originally published in five volumes from
Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
Encyclopaedia_of_Chess_Openings
Items used to play a game of chess
includes: chess pieces, chessboard, chess clock, score sheets, pen to record the moves and table. A chess player playing a game of online chess, correspondence
Chess_equipment
Chess opening
The Réti Opening is a chess opening whose "traditional" or "classic method" begins with the moves: 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 White attacks Black's pawn from the
Réti_Opening
GNOME Chess Hiarcs Chess Explorer PyChess Shane's Chess Information Database Shredder Winboard XBoard Apple Chess Battle Chess Battle vs. Chess Bobby
List_of_chess_software
Chess opening
The Stonewall Attack is a chess opening system characterized by White playing pawns to d4 and e3, bishop to d3, knight to d2, and then completing the
Stonewall_Attack
Chess opening
The King's Gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 White offers a pawn to divert Black's e-pawn from the center. If Black
King's_Gambit
Chess opening
Spanish: [ˈruj ˈlopeθ]), also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 White develops
Ruy_Lopez
Chess match
The College, Holborn The World Chess Championship 2018 was a match between the reigning world champion since 2013, Magnus Carlsen, and the challenger
World_Chess_Championship_2018
Chess opening
Center Counter Game) is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. e4 d5 This opening was featured in the first documented chess game with the modern queen
Scandinavian_Defense
Chess engine
Junior is a computer chess program written by the Israeli programmers Amir Ban and Shai Bushinsky. Grandmaster Boris Alterman assisted, in particular
Junior_(chess_program)
Chess became a source of inspiration in the arts in literature soon after the spread of the game to the Arab World and Europe in the Middle Ages. The
Chess_in_the_arts
US periodical
The monthly Chess Life and bi-monthly Chess Life Kids (formerly School Mates and Chess Life for Kids) are the official magazines published by the United
Chess_Life
Open-source online chess platform
Lichess (/ˈliː.tʃɛs/, LEE-ches) is an internet chess server that is free and open-source, run by a non-profit organization of the same name. Users of
Lichess
Peruvian chess grandmaster (1896–1981)
algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Esteban Canal (April 19, 1896 – February 14, 1981) was a leading Peruvian chess player who had his best tournament
Esteban_Canal
Humorous chess puzzle
A joke chess problem is a puzzle in chess that uses humor as an element. Although most chess problems, like other creative forms, are appreciated for
Joke_chess_problem
The London 1883 chess tournament was a strong chess tournament among most of the leading players of the day. It was won convincingly by Johannes Zukertort
London_1883_chess_tournament
Chess opening
Alekhine's Defence (or the Alekhine Defence) is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 Nf6 Black tempts White's pawns forward to form a broad
Alekhine's_Defence
UCI chess engine
Houdini is a UCI chess engine developed by Belgian programmer Robert Houdart. It is a derivative of open-source engines IPPOLIT/RobboLito, Stockfish,
Houdini_(chess)
Chess opening
In chess, the Dragon Variation is a variation of the Sicilian Defence that begins with the moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6
Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Dragon_Variation
the progress of significant human–computer chess matches. Chess computers were first able to beat strong chess players in the late 1980s. Their most famous
Human–computer_chess_matches
Chess opening
The Dutch Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 f5 Black's 1...f5 stakes a claim to the e4-square and envisions an attack in the
Dutch_Defence
Russian-born film producer
Outpost in Morocco (1949) and Fort Algiers (1953). In 1944 he produced a Mexican version of Michael Strogoff (1944). The Queen of Spades (1916) Chess
Joseph_N._Ermolieff
Chess tournament
The World Blitz Chess Championship is a chess tournament held to determine the world champion in chess played under blitz time controls. Since 2012, FIDE
World Blitz Chess Championship
World_Blitz_Chess_Championship
Advantage of White over Black in chess
In chess, there is a consensus among players and theorists that the player who makes the first move (White) has an inherent advantage, albeit not one
First-move_advantage_in_chess
Chess opening
The Grünfeld Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 Black offers White the possibility of 4.cxd5, which may
Grünfeld_Defence
Chess game played by Garry Kasparov
immortal is a chess game played by Garry Kasparov as White against Veselin Topalov as Black at the Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1999 chess tournament
Kasparov's_Immortal
Chess match between Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand
World Chess Championship 2014 was a match between the world champion Magnus Carlsen and challenger Viswanathan Anand, to determine the World Chess Champion
World_Chess_Championship_2014
Chess opening
The Berlin Defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 The Berlin is the second most popular reply (after 3
Berlin_Defence
Chess opening
The Queen's Indian Defense (QID) is a chess opening defined by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 The opening is a solid defense to the Queen's Pawn
Queen's_Indian_Defense
Chess opening
Attack, also called the Fegatello Attack (named after an Italian dish), is a chess opening variation of the Two Knights Defense in which White sacrifices a
Fried_Liver_Attack
Chess opening
The Falkbeer Countergambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 It is a common response to the King's Gambit. In this countergambit
Falkbeer_Countergambit
Book by David Vincent Hooper and Kenneth Whyld
The Oxford Companion to Chess, of the Oxford Companions series, is a reference book in encyclopaedia format on the game of chess, written by David Vincent
The_Oxford_Companion_to_Chess
Chess opening
The Queen's Gambit is the chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 It is one of the oldest openings and is still commonly played today
Queen's_Gambit
Chess opening
Opening (or the Bird Opening, Stein Opening, or the Dutch Attack) is a chess opening beginning with the move: 1. f4 Named after 19th-century English
Bird's_Opening
Fictional chess game from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey
Poole vs. HAL 9000 is a chess game depicted in the 1968 science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Astronaut Frank Poole (White) plays the supercomputer
Poole_versus_HAL_9000
1982 video game
1K ZX Chess is a 1982 chess program for the unexpanded Sinclair ZX81. 1K ZX Chess's code takes up only 672 bytes in memory, but implements chess rules
1K_ZX_Chess
Computer chess program created by Johannes Zwanzger
is a computer chess program written by the German mathematician and programmer Johannes Zwanzger. Jonny won the 2015 World Computer Chess Championship
Jonny_(chess)
Chess opening
The Three Knights Game is a chess opening which most commonly begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 In the Three Knights Game, Black chooses
Three_Knights_Game
Chess opening
In chess, the Smith–Morra Gambit (or simply Morra Gambit) is an opening gambit against the Sicilian Defence distinguished by the moves: 1. e4 c5 2. d4
Smith–Morra_Gambit
Chess opening
The Benoni Defense, or simply the Benoni, is a chess opening characterized by an early reply of ...c5 against White's opening move 1.d4. The original
Benoni_Defense
Austrian-American chess player (1836–1900)
later American, chess player. From 1886 to 1894, he was the first World Chess Champion. He was also a highly influential writer and chess theoretician.
Wilhelm_Steinitz
American chess player (1933–2024)
28, 2024), also known as Lisa Lane, was an American chess player. She was the U.S. Women's Chess Champion in 1959. She appeared on the cover of Sports
Lisa_Lane
focuses primarily on some aspect of chess. Canadian chess periodicals Chess library Chess columns in newspapers List of chess books The place, dates and frequency
List_of_chess_periodicals
The earliest known chess column appeared in the Lancet in 1823, but due to lack of popularity disappeared after less than a year. The first column to
Chess_columns_in_newspapers
Chess opening
The Tennison Gambit is a chess opening in which White gambits a pawn. The opening moves begin with either the Zukertort Opening: 1. Nf3 d5 2. e4 or the
Tennison_Gambit
Chess opening
The London System is an opening system in chess characterized by the moves (with any first move by Black): 1. d4 2. Bf4 In addition to these moves, in
London_System
American magazine
Chess Review was a U.S. chess magazine published from January 1933 to October 1969 (Volume 37 Number 10). Until April 1941 it was called The Chess Review
Chess_Review
Chess opening
Petrov's Defence is a chess opening characterised by the following moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 Although this symmetrical counterattacking response to 2
Petrov's_Defence
Chess opening
The Traxler Counterattack, also known as the Wilkes-Barre Variation, is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5
Traxler_Counterattack
Composed chess endgame position
In the game of chess, an endgame study, or just study, is a type of chess problem that starts with a composed position—i.e. one that has been made up rather
Endgame_study
Chess opening
The Modern Benoni is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 After the initial moves, Black proceeds to capture on d5
Modern_Benoni
Chess opening
The Catalan Opening is a chess opening where White plays d4 and c4 and fianchettoes the white bishop on g2. A common opening sequence is 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4
Catalan_Opening
Beauty in chess
Chess aesthetics or beauty in chess is the aesthetic appreciation of chess games and problems, by both players and composers. This is evident, for example
Chess_aesthetics
Chess game played in 1923
The Immortal Zugzwang Game is a chess game between Friedrich Sämisch and Aron Nimzowitsch, played in Copenhagen in March 1923. It gained its name because
Immortal_Zugzwang_Game
Concept in chess
In chess, compensation is the typically short-term positional advantages a player gains in exchange for typically material disadvantage. Short-term advantages
Compensation_(chess)
famous games in chess history. The game was played in round 11 of the AVRO tournament in Rotterdam. Capablanca was a former World Chess Champion (1921–1927)
Botvinnik versus Capablanca, AVRO 1938
Botvinnik_versus_Capablanca,_AVRO_1938
Chess opening
reputable, and deeply studied of all chess openings. Modern Chess Openings calls it the "Cadillac" or "Rolls-Royce" of chess openings. The opening is named
Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Najdorf_Variation
Chess pawn that cannot be safely advanced
In chess, a backward pawn is a pawn that is behind all pawns of the same color on the adjacent files and cannot be safely advanced. In the diagram, the
Backward_pawn
Reference book first published in 1911
Modern Chess Openings (usually called MCO) is a reference book on chess openings, first published in 1911 by the British players Richard Clewin Griffith
Modern_Chess_Openings
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