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11chess — chess1 /ches/, n. a game played by two persons, each with 16 pieces, on a chessboard. [1150 1200; ME < OF esches, pl. of eschec CHECK1] chess2 /ches/, n., pl. chess, chesses. one of the planks forming the roadway of a floating bridge. [1425 75;… …
12Chess problem — Part of a series on Puzzles …
13Outline of chess — A game of chess, in the starting position. See also: Glossary of chess and Index of chess articles The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to chess: Chess – two player board game played on a chessboard, a square …
14Babson task — The Babson task is a kind of chess problem of the form white to move and mate black in N moves against any defence with the following play:#White makes his first move. #Black defends by promoting a pawn to queen, rook, bishop or knight. #White… …
15Blunder (chess) — In chess, a blunder is a very bad move. It is usually caused by some tactical oversight, whether from time trouble, overconfidence or carelessness. While a blunder may seem like a stroke of luck for the opposing player, some chess players give… …
16Index of chess articles — Contents 1 Books 2 General articles 2.1 0–9 2.2 A …
17Novotny (chess) — This article is about the Novotny chess device. For other uses, see Novotny (disambiguation). The Novotny (also often spelled as Nowotny, even in non German sources) is a device found in chess problems named after its discoverer Antonín Novotný.… …
18Fortress (chess) — This article is about a defensive technique in chess. For the chess variant, see Fortress chess. In chess, the fortress is an endgame drawing technique in which the side behind in material sets up a zone of protection around their king that… …
19Die Schwalbe — is the German chess composition society and issues the bimonthly magazine Die Schwalbe. Contents 1 Society 2 Magazine 3 Literature 4 External links …
20Erich Zepler — Erich Ernest Zepler (January 27, 1898 May 13, 1980), later known as Eric, was a German born electronics expert and chess problem composer.He studied physics in Berlin and Bonn before receiving his doctorate from the University of Würzburg. He… …
