chess player
Moves the pieces
A chess player is someone who plays chess, the strategy board game.
The term applies equally to casual players and professionals: She's been a chess player since childhood.
In competitive contexts, chess player often implies serious study of the game: The chess players gathered for the tournament.
Multi-round competitive event
- grandmasterSupreme competitive title
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- matchGame between opponents
opponent · ranked · title · victory · defeat · draw · blitz · rapid
- FischerGerman surname, angler
- CarlsenTop-ranked chess player
- NakamuraJapanese family name
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
Karpov · world champion · legend · master
Mathematical problem-solving process
- planningArranging for future events
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- positionalRelating to placement
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
counterplay · initiative · prophylaxis · endgame · middlegame · opening · maneuvering · centralization
Tined eating tool
- pinPointed metal fastener
- skewerPointed cooking rod
- zugzwangObligatory weakening move situation
- deflectionChange in trajectory
decoy · sacrifice · combination · double attack · overloading · interference · windmill
Methodical study of parts
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
- preparationArranging things in advance
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
- studyDeliberate learning effort
practice · database · engine · repertoire · annotation · post-mortem · puzzle · drill
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
- grandmasterSupreme competitive title
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
match · opponent · ranked · title · victory · defeat · draw · blitz · rapid · classical
Kasparov
Karpov · prodigy · world champion · legend · master
calculation
Mathematical problem-solving process
- planningArranging for future events
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- positionalRelating to placement
sacrifice · counterplay · initiative · prophylaxis · endgame · middlegame · opening · maneuvering · centralization · outpost
fork
Tined eating tool
deflection · decoy · sacrifice · combination · double attack · overloading · interference · windmill
analysis
Methodical study of parts
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
- preparationArranging things in advance
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
study · practice · database · engine · repertoire · annotation · post-mortem · puzzle · drill · book
- strategy enthusiastboard gamer, tactician, planner, game theorist
- chesscheck, pawns, knights, rooks, pawn
- playersathlete, competitor, gamer, participant, opponent
- puzzlerspuzzle master, brainteasers, brain-teasers, conundrums, enigmas
- gamersvideo gamer, casual gamers, casuals, mobile gamer, hardcore gamers
- strategistsmilitary strategist, political strategist, business strategist, mastermind, tactician
chess playerathlete
Sports competitor
gambler · lottery player · football player · basketball player · soccer player
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