Chess glossary

Chess glossary

A chess glossary in three tiers. Two of them are meant to be read in order; the third is for looking things up.

Course words9 terms · read in orderNine terms the two chess courses use and never define.The core vocabulary73 terms · read in orderThe working vocabulary, ordered so that every entry leans only on the ones before it.

Every board in this glossary is stored as one line of text. The board editor turns a line into a picture, or a position you place by hand into a line.

Or look something up

Search every term - including the precision notes, so searching pin finds skewer. Or open a category below and browse it. Words you look up once are marked look-up; words you have to be able to see say so, and knowing those is not the skill.