Plychess Encyclopedia

Chess Dictionary & Terms

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A special pawn capture rule in chess that occurs immediately after a player moves a pawn two squares forward.

A standard notation for describing a particular board position of a chess game.

A situation where the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.

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