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Chess terms and tactics

Name a chess term. Hopdown accepts 124 answers here. Common answers keep your bunny near the surface; rare ones dig deeper.

Most common answers

• CheckmateExtremely common
• CheckExtremely common
• StalemateUncommon
• SkewerUncommon
• ZugzwangUncommon
• OpeningUncommon
• CastlingUncommon
• DevelopmentUncommon
• GrandmasterUncommon
• En PassantUncommon
• FileUncommon
• RankUncommon
• Discovered CheckUncommon
• ClassicalUncommon
• Elo RatingUncommon

Rare answers

• Open GameRare
• FianchettoRare
• Isolated PawnRare
• Pawn EndgameRare
• Castling RightsRare
• SwindleRare
• FortressRare
• Backward PawnVery rare
• Pawn MajorityVery rare
• Bad BishopVery rare
• DecoyVery rare
• Lucena PositionVery rare
• Pawn IslandVery rare
• J'adoubeVery rare
• InterferenceVery rare

Deep cuts

The answers almost nobody gives.

• Rook LiftDeep cut

Plus 93 more answers you'll have to find yourself.

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