Chess Vocabulary

Basic Elements
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Moves and Tactics
move
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ruch
capture
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bicie, zbić figurę
check
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szach
checkmate
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mat
stalemate
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pat
castling
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roszada
en passant
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bicie w przelocie
promotion
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promocja pionka
draw
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remis
resign
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poddać partię

Strategies and Game Phases
opening
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otwarcie
middlegame
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gra środkowa
endgame
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końcówka
gambit
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gambit
blunder
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błąd, przeoczenie
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widełki
pin
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związanie
skewer
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przymus
double check
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podwójny szach
sacrifice
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poświęcenie

Other Terms
grandmaster
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arcymistrz
rating
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ranking
time control
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kontrola czasu
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szachy błyskawiczne
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bardzo szybka odmiana szachów
adjournment
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przerwanie gry
simultaneous exhibition
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symultana

Now check yourself!

Write the words:

Use the folliwing phrases to complete the sentences:
stalemate, queen, endgame, grandmaster, capture, draw, castling, pin, fork

1.In the final phase of the game, known as the , it's crucial to activate your king.

2. The is considered the most powerful piece on the board.

3. After a long battle, the players agreed to a when no one could make progress.

4. He performed a to protect his king and bring his rook into play.

5. He realized too late that his knight was in a and lost both his knight and his rook.

6. The game ended in a when neither player could make a legal move, but the king wasn't in check.

7. When he moved his bishop, it created a , attacking both the rook and the queen.

8. In a simultaneous exhibition, the played against multiple opponents at the same time.

9. She managed to her opponent’s queen, gaining a significant advantage.

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