counterplays
Moves answering moves
Counterplays are strategic responses or opposing moves, especially in chess or competitive games.
A counterplay is an attack launched by a player who is under pressure, shifting from defense to creating threats of their own: Black's counterplay on the queenside gave White something to worry about.
The term extends to any tactical response that answers pressure with pressure rather than passive defense.
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- maneuversPlanned strategic movements
- gambitsTactical opening sacrifices
- countermovesDefensive strategic responses
responses · ripostes · parries · rebuttals · defenses · blocks · answers · reactions · retaliations · reversals
chess
Strategic board game
move · turn · opponent · match · board · strategy game · competitive · meta · outplay · punish
counterplayssurrender
Cease resistance, yield
capitulation · resignation · submission · non-resistance · giving up