Chess Terminology (H)

Chess Terms Starting With "H"

Half-open file: A file on which only one player has no pawns.

Hanging: Unprotected and exposed to capture. Slang for en prise. To "hang a piece" is to lose it by failing to move or protect it.

Hanging pawns: Two friendly pawns abreast without friendly pawns on adjacent files. Hanging pawns can be either a strength (usually because they can advance) or a weakness (because they can't be defended by pawns) depending on circumstances.

Hole: A square that a player does not, and cannot in future, control with a friendly pawn. The definition is somewhat subjective: the square must have some positional significance for the opponent to be considered a hole - squares on the first and second ranks are not holes. On the other hand a square is a hole even if it can be controlled in the future with a pawn that has made a capture.

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Chess Terminology (G)

Chess Terms Starting With "G"

Gambit: A sacrifice (usually of a pawn) in the opening.

Good bishop: A bishop which has high mobility, typically because the player's pawns are on squares of color opposite to that of the bishop.

Grandmaster: The highest title a chess player can attain (besides World Champion). When used precisely, it is the title awarded by FIDE, but it can be used to describe someone of comparable ability. The term International Grandmaster or IGM would refer only to the FIDE title.

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