Crash Course in Chess
Have you just started playing chess and are coming to the conclusion that it involves more than just learning how the pieces move? Have you heard or read the fancy chess words that all those chess pros use all the time? Do you mumble to yourself and hide
in a corner when someone asks you a question with more than two such words? Well, your hide and seek playing days are over because we have something that will make you want to talk, think and live chess all the time. In this article, we are going to be introducing
to you all the G and H chess terms in such a way that you will not have to make any effort remembering them.
Lets start with the Gs first.
Everybody who plays chess dreams of becoming a Grandmaster. It is the highest chess title that anyone can hope to attain. The title is either granted by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation. It can also be used to refer to a
player who has exceptional skill at playing chess. Another variation of this term is a Grandmaster draw. This is a draw reached between two grandmasters, neither of whom have any intention of winning the match. As no player intends to be competitive, the game
is usually boring to the audience. Grandmaster draw may also be used to refer to any game in which both the players are seeking to draw the game.
Moving on from the grandmasters, lets introduce you to the bishops. In chess, you will often find a Good bishop. This is the bishop that has increased mobility because he moves on the squares of the color opposite to which its own pieces are standing. In
contrast, if the opponent’s pieces are standing on the same colour as the one on which the bishop can move, it increases the bishop’s value as it can make captures. In some cases, a player asks of a sacrifice from its bishop. This is known as a Greek gift
sacrifice. The bishop gives itself up to break the wall of a castled king so that a mating attack can take place. A more simple form of a sacrifice is a Gambit. This is done in the opening game by any piece, so that an advantage can be secured. The piece being
sacrificed is usually a pawn as it is of the least value.
So those were the more important Gs of chess. We will now move on to the commonly used H chess terminologies. In chess, you will often find a Half-open file. This is the file on which the pawns of only one player are present. You will also come across some
Hanging pieces. These are the pieces that are left isolated and are exposed to attack by the opponent’s pieces. A variation of this term is the Hanging pawns. It is used to refer to two pawns that are on adjacent files and are separated from other friendly
pawns. Hanging pawns can be of strength to a player because they can advance further on the files but they become a weakness when they are not able to defend themselves against enemy attack.
As opposed to hanging pieces, we also have a Heavy piece. This is the name given to the important pieces in chess, such as a queen or a rook. Moving on from important pieces, let’s discuss an important position. When a player’s both bishops are placed on
adjacent diagonals, they are called the Harrwitz bishops. The name was given after the famous grandmaster, Daniel Harrwitz.
With that, we end our session of the most commonly used G and H terminologies in chess. Hope you had a fun ride. Go on ahead and explore the world of chess.
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