Chess Terminology (M)
Chess Terms Starting With "M"
Major piece: A queen or rook.
Majority: a larger numbers of pawns on one flank opposed by a smaller number of the opponent's; often a player with a majority on one flank has a minority on the other.
Mate: Short for checkmate.
Material: All of a player's pieces and pawns on the board. The player with pieces and pawns of greater value is said to have a "material advantage".
Middlegame: The part of a chess game that follows the opening and comes before the endgame, beginning after the pieces are developed in the opening. This is usually roughly moves 20 through 40.
Minor exchange: The exchange of a bishop for a knight.
Minor piece: A bishop or knight.
Minority attack: An advance of pawns on the side of the board where one has fewer pawns than the opponent, usually carried out to provoke a weakness.
Mobility: The ability of a piece to move around the board.
Mobile pawn center: Being able to move pawns around central squares without weakening one's position.
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