Chess Terminology (E)
Chess Terms Starting With "E"
En passant ("in the act of passing" ; derived from French): The rule that allows a pawn that has just advanced two squares to be captured by a pawn on the same rank and adjacent file.
En prise (from French): A piece that can be captured. Usually used of a piece that is undefended and can be captured.
Endgame: The stage of the game when there are few pieces left on the board. The endgame follows the middlegame.
Epaulet mate: A checkmate position where the king is blocked on both sides by his own rooks.
Equalize: To create a position where the players have equal chances of winning. In opening theory, since White has the advantage of the first move, lines that equalize are relatively good for Black and bad for White.
Exchange: The capture of a pair of pieces, one white and the other black, usually of the same type (i.e rook for rook, knight for knight etc). The advantage of a rook over a minor piece. The player who captures a rook while losing a minor piece is said to have won the exchange, and the opponent is said to have lost the exchange.
Exchange sacrifice : Giving up a rook for a minor piece (knight or bishop).
Expanded centre : the central sixteen squares on the board.
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En passant ("in the act of passing" ; derived from French): The rule that allows a pawn that has just advanced two squares to be captured by a pawn on the same rank and adjacent file.
En prise (from French): A piece that can be captured. Usually used of a piece that is undefended and can be captured.
Endgame: The stage of the game when there are few pieces left on the board. The endgame follows the middlegame.
Epaulet mate: A checkmate position where the king is blocked on both sides by his own rooks.
Equalize: To create a position where the players have equal chances of winning. In opening theory, since White has the advantage of the first move, lines that equalize are relatively good for Black and bad for White.
Exchange: The capture of a pair of pieces, one white and the other black, usually of the same type (i.e rook for rook, knight for knight etc). The advantage of a rook over a minor piece. The player who captures a rook while losing a minor piece is said to have won the exchange, and the opponent is said to have lost the exchange.
Exchange sacrifice : Giving up a rook for a minor piece (knight or bishop).
Expanded centre : the central sixteen squares on the board.
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