In chess, a trap is a move which tempts the opponent to play a bad move. Traps are common in all phases of the game; in the opening, some traps have occurred...

unorthodox chess pieces, see Fairy chess piece; for a list of terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems; for a list of named opening...

Nxc2 19.Nxf2 Rd2 0–1 (White resigned). List of chess traps Hooper & Whyld 1996 say that Dubois pointed out the trap in 1872 (p. 219). Although they do not...

mate (plan, trap, move) in Italian: barber's mate Checkmate pattern Fool's mate List of chess traps Beale, Francis (1656). The Royall Game of Chesse-Play...

Atomic chess is a chess variant. Standard rules of chess apply, but all captures result in an "explosion" through which the capturing piece, captured...

breakthroughs, sound sacrifices, moves that set traps in lost positions, moves that avoid such traps, moves that punish mistakes well, sequential moves...

patterns Damiano Defence List of chess traps Scholar's mate Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1992). The Oxford Companion to Chess (2nd ed.). Oxford University...

This is a list of chess openings, organised by the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) code classification system. The chess openings are categorised...

jungle game, children's chess, oriental chess and animal chess. The Jungle gameboard represents a jungle terrain with dens, traps "set" around dens, and...

The following people have all been grandmasters (GM) of chess. The title is awarded to players who have met the standards required by the sport's governing...

The knight (♘, ♞) is a piece in the game of chess, represented by a horse's head and neck. It moves two squares vertically and one square horizontally...

a list of notable chess games sorted chronologically. 1475: Francesc de Castellví vs. Narcís de Vinyoles, Valencia 1475. The first documented chess game...

option for White is 5.b3. Flank opening King's Indian Attack List of chess openings List of chess openings named after people Tennison Gambit, 1.Nf3 d5 2.e4...

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to chess: Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard (a square-checkered...

xiangqi (Chinese chess) and shogi (Japanese chess). Chess is an abstract strategy game that involves no hidden information and no elements of chance. It is...

are reasonable. List of chess openings List of chess openings named after people Irregular chess openings John Watson, Mastering the Chess Openings, Volume...

Game, Russian Defence, or Russian Game – Russian: Русская партия) is a chess opening characterised by the following moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 Though...

The Budapest Gambit (or Budapest Defence) is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 Despite an early debut in 1896, the Budapest...

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The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) is a reference work describing the state of opening theory in chess, originally published in five volumes from...

Minev, after 4.e4? Nc6! Black will have the better game. List of chess openings List of chess openings named after people "Carlo Salvioli vs. Mattia Cavallotti...

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, one of the four...

such, they can be a useful tool when played intentionally, similar to chess traps, to throw the other player off their preferred openings they've prepared...

Gambit "Queen's Gambit" video and explanation, TheChessWebsite.com "Queen's Gambit Accepted Traps" video and explanation, Chessworld.net Portal: Chess...

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...

The 45th Chess Olympiad was an international team chess event organised by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Budapest, Hungary, from 10 to...

chances of playing for a win. List of chess openings List of chess openings named after people List of chess openings named after places Chess Archaeology:...

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...

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...

Chess.com is an internet chess server and social networking website. One of the largest chess platforms in the world, the site has a freemium model in...