Chess Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. international chess governing body.
  2. 3. moves vertically or horizontally.
  3. 5. worth only one point.
  4. 6. points given to the winner.
  5. 8. moves diagonally.
  6. 11. french term used to describe a unique pawn capture.
  7. 12. top U.S. player.
  8. 14. Norwegian world champion.
  9. 15. horizontal rows.
  10. 16. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4
  11. 19. you must move a piece that is touched.
  12. 21. a tie-game.
  13. 22. no piece can move and the king is not in check.
  14. 23. team chess
  15. 26. means of obtaining a strategic edge in the short term.
  16. 27. g4 opening
Down
  1. 1. vertical columns on a board.
  2. 2. most famous chess player of all time.
  3. 4. technique of moving king and rook simultaneously.
  4. 6. the first few moves to control center.
  5. 7. a numerical index that describes a players strength.
  6. 8. fast chess that is usually under 15 minutes.
  7. 9. the pieces that you win.
  8. 10. performed after a game to learn.
  9. 13. a game record.
  10. 17. what you wish someone before a game.
  11. 18. worth nine points.
  12. 20. giving up material to gain time or space.
  13. 24. forward position of a knight or bishop.
  14. 25. number of ranks.