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Questions about the particular terminology used in chess
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What is an "ugly" move?
In the video "ugly defense", GM Grigoyan called the move Knight g3-h1 an "ugly move", though objectively speaking, Nh1 may be the best move for white in this position.
[fen "r1b2rk1/b1p4p/p1pp1qp1/P7/ …
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Is a move called a "book move", if it leads to a familar book position but objectively speak...
For example, after 1. Nf3 e5?, the move 2. Nxe5 is objectively the best continuation. However, the move 2. e4 leads to a familiar opening position. In this case, do we call 2. e4 a "book move"?
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"Safe advantage" and "unsafe advantage"
By a safe advantage, I mean it is easy for the side with the advantage to keep it. Winning the game is extremely likely under normal conditions. Example: KQ vs KN is a very safe advantage.
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What is the terminology for a move which allows the opponent to attack two pieces without ma...
In the position below (Short vs Ponomariov 2003), White has just played Re4-f4, which is allowing the g5 pawn to attack both the rook and the bishop.
In general, what do we call a move that allows the …
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What makes an opening move the "mainline"?
After 1.e4 c6, 2. d4 d5, the move 3. Nc3 is called the "mainline". According to lichess's database, the move 3. e5 has been played more than 3. Nc3, both by masters and by non-masters. This makes me w …
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Is there a terminology for "the worst winning move"?
What do people call a move which maintains a winning position but is the worst among all such moves?
For example, h8=N+ is such a move in the following game:
[FEN "8/7P/6k1/8/8/8/B1K5/8 w - - 0 1"]
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Opening name change of one game at Chess.com
Here are the first few moves of a game that I played at chess.com and the name of the openings is shown by the system:
c4 (English Opening) c5 (English Opening; Symmetrical Variation)
Nc3 Nc6 (Englis …
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