Glossary of chess

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;
• terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems;
• named opening lines, see List of chess openings;
• chess-related games, see List of chess variants;
• terms general to board games, see Glossary of board games.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

A bad move (indicated by "?" in chess annotation).

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Z

See also

• Chess equipment

References

Sources

• (1989 reprint by Chartwell Books, )

Further reading