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This glossary of chess explains commonly used terms in chess, in alphabetical order.Some of these terms have their own pages, like fork and pin.For a list of 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 lines, see List of chess openings; for a list of chess-related games, see List of ...
Chess is a board game for two players. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to distinguish it from related games such as xiangqi (Chinese chess) and shogi (Japanese chess). Chess is an abstract strategy game that involves no hidden information and no elements of chance.
Staunton style chess pieces. Left to right: king, rook, queen, pawn, knight, bishop. The rules of chess (also known as the laws of chess) govern the play of the game of chess. Chess is a two-player abstract strategy board game. Each player controls sixteen pieces of six types on a chessboard. Each type of piece moves in a distinct way.
The rook (/ r ʊ k /; ♖, ♜) is a piece in the game of chess.It may move any number of squares horizontally or vertically without jumping, and it may capture an enemy piece on its path; it may participate in castling.
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 game with two bishops.
In chess, the fianchetto (English: / ˌ f i ə n ˈ k ɛ t oʊ / or / ˌ f i ə n ˈ tʃ ɛ t oʊ /; [1] Italian: [fjaŋˈketto] "little flank") is a pattern of development wherein a bishop is developed to the second rank of the adjacent b- or g-file, the knight pawn having been moved one or two squares forward.
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, or two squares horizontally and one square vertically, jumping over other pieces.
The Indian chess King represented here by the Maharaja seated upon a tall Elephant in a Howdah The king's predecessor is the piece of the same name in shatranj . Like the modern king, it is the most important piece in the game and can move to any neighboring square.