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In chess, a blunder is a critically bad mistake that severely worsens the player's position by allowing a loss of material, checkmate, or anything similar. It is usually caused by some tactical oversight, whether due to time trouble , overconfidence, or carelessness.
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 ...
The majority of chess writers and editors consider symbols more than two characters long unnecessary. However a few writers have used three or more exclamation points ("!!!") for an exceptionally brilliant move, three or more questions marks ("???") for an exceptionally bad blunder, or unusual combinations of exclamation points and question ...
In chess played with a time control, time trouble, time pressure, or its German translation Zeitnot, is the situation where a player has little time to complete the required moves. When forced to play quickly, the probability of making blunders is increased, so handling the clock is an important aspect of chess playing.
A blunder refers to a "stupid, careless mistake". Specific instances include: Blunder (chess), a very poor move in chess; Hopetoun Blunder, an event in Australian history; Brand blunder, in marketing; Himalayan Blunder, in Indian history
A piece in a chess problem that is legally placed and could only have been created through promotion. It does not include pieces promoted after the initial problem position. orthochess Synonym for orthodox chess. [5] orthodox chess Chess according to FIDE's The Official Laws of Chess; [6] see Rules of chess.
In chess, a desperado is a piece that is (in the first meaning) either en prise or trapped, but captures an enemy piece before it is itself captured in order to compensate the loss a little, or (in the second meaning) is used as a sacrifice that will result in stalemate if it is captured. [1]
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 often enough that they have acquired names.