Chess Terminology (T)
Chess Terms Starting With "T"
Tabia or Tabiya: (from Arabic) The initial position of the pieces in Shatranj
The final position of a well-known chess opening (from 2) The opening position from which two players familiar with each others' tastes begin play.
Tactics: Play characterized by short-term attacks and threats, often requiring extensive calculation by the players, as distinguished from positional play.
Tempo: An extra move, an initiative at development. A player gains a tempo (usually in the opening) by making the opponent move the same piece twice or defend an enemy piece. In the endgame, one may wish to lose a tempo by triangulation to gain against the opposition. (Plural: tempi).
Threefold repetition: The game is drawn if the same position occurs three times with the same player to move, and with each player having the same set of legal moves each time (the latter includes the right to take en passant and the right to castle).
Thrust: See Skewer above.
Time: Opportunities to make moves. A move that does not alter the position significantly is described as "wasting time", and forcing the other player to waste time is described as "gaining time".
Time pressure, time trouble or zeitnot: A player having very little time on their clock (especially less than five minutes) to complete their remaining moves. See Time control.
Touched piece rule/touch move rule: The rule stating that a player who touches a piece with at least one legal move is obliged to move that piece. Castling is considered a move of the king and not of the rook. If an opponent's piece is touched it must be captured if possible. A player wishing to touch a piece to adjust its position on a square without being required to move it signals this intent by saying "J'adoube" or "I adjust".
Transposition: Arriving at a position using a different sequence of moves.
Triangulation: A technique used in king and pawn endgames (less commonly seen with other pieces) to lose a tempo and gain the opposition.
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Tabia or Tabiya: (from Arabic) The initial position of the pieces in Shatranj
The final position of a well-known chess opening (from 2) The opening position from which two players familiar with each others' tastes begin play.
Tactics: Play characterized by short-term attacks and threats, often requiring extensive calculation by the players, as distinguished from positional play.
Tempo: An extra move, an initiative at development. A player gains a tempo (usually in the opening) by making the opponent move the same piece twice or defend an enemy piece. In the endgame, one may wish to lose a tempo by triangulation to gain against the opposition. (Plural: tempi).
Threefold repetition: The game is drawn if the same position occurs three times with the same player to move, and with each player having the same set of legal moves each time (the latter includes the right to take en passant and the right to castle).
Thrust: See Skewer above.
Time: Opportunities to make moves. A move that does not alter the position significantly is described as "wasting time", and forcing the other player to waste time is described as "gaining time".
Time pressure, time trouble or zeitnot: A player having very little time on their clock (especially less than five minutes) to complete their remaining moves. See Time control.
Touched piece rule/touch move rule: The rule stating that a player who touches a piece with at least one legal move is obliged to move that piece. Castling is considered a move of the king and not of the rook. If an opponent's piece is touched it must be captured if possible. A player wishing to touch a piece to adjust its position on a square without being required to move it signals this intent by saying "J'adoube" or "I adjust".
Transposition: Arriving at a position using a different sequence of moves.
Triangulation: A technique used in king and pawn endgames (less commonly seen with other pieces) to lose a tempo and gain the opposition.
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