Chess · Glossary
Every common Chess term on one page, each with a plain explanation and an example, linked back to the beginner lessons.
- Check
- An attacked king; the player must remove the threat immediately.
- Stalemate
- No legal move while the king is not attacked: a draw.
- Fork
- One piece attacks two or more targets at once.
- Pin
- A piece shields a valuable target. If it shields the king, it cannot move to expose check.