WGA Grade 6 Chess - Tranche A

Patrick M.
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  1. en passant
    (chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed
  2. king
    (chess) the weakest but the most important piece
  3. queen
    (chess) the most powerful piece
  4. bishop
    a chess piece that can be moved diagonally
  5. knight
    a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse
  6. chess
    a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
  7. chessman
    any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  8. chessboard
    a checkerboard used to play chess
  9. rook
    a castle-shaped chess piece that moves in a straight line
  10. pawn
    the least powerful piece in chess
  11. castle
    move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king
  12. strategy
    science dealing with the planning and conduct of a war
  13. tactics
    branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers
  14. operational
    pertaining to a series of actions for achieving a result
  15. gambit
    a chess move in which the player sacrifices minor pieces
  16. check
    (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
  17. checkmate
    an inescapable attack on an opponent's king, in chess
  18. objective
    the goal intended to be attained
  19. sacrifice
    the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty
  20. stalemate
    drawing position in chess
  21. win
    a victory (as in a race or other competition)
  22. grandmaster
    a player of exceptional or world class skill in chess or bridge
  23. brilliancy
    a quality that outshines the usual
  24. brilliant
    full of light; shining intensely
  25. blunder
    commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
  26. blitzkrieg
    a military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
  27. blitz
    attack suddenly and without warning
  28. tournament
    a competition in which contestants play a series of games
Created on Mon Oct 22 00:43:34 EDT 2012 (updated Mon Oct 22 02:02:34 EDT 2012)

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