minor pieces
Chess's lighter units
In chess, the minor pieces are the bishops and knights, distinguished from the major pieces (rooks and queen).
Each minor piece is generally valued at about three pawns, making them roughly equivalent to each other, though bishops gain value in open positions and knights in closed ones.
I traded a minor piece for two pawns.
Diocesan clergy head
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- outpostRemote military station
control · squares · tactics · pin · fork · skewer · sacrifice · tempo
Introductory piece or event
- intermezzoBrief linking musical passage
- bagatelleTrivial matter or thing
- nocturneContemplative keyboard piece
- etudeInstrumental practice composition
impromptu · caprice · sonatina · mazurka · ballade · scherzo · arabesque · berceuse
Unified group or outfit
- sidekickSubordinate adventure partner
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
- chorusSingers performing together
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
auxiliary · accessory · subsidiary · subordinate · ancillary · bit player · extra · walk-on
bishop
Diocesan clergy head
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- mobilityCapacity for movement
outpost · control · squares · tactics · pin · fork · skewer · sacrifice · tempo · endgame
prelude
Introductory piece or event
- intermezzoBrief linking musical passage
- bagatelleTrivial matter or thing
- nocturneContemplative keyboard piece
etude · impromptu · caprice · sonatina · mazurka · ballade · scherzo · arabesque · berceuse · romance
ensemble
Unified group or outfit
- sidekickSubordinate adventure partner
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
- chorusSingers performing together
backup · auxiliary · accessory · subsidiary · subordinate · ancillary · bit player · extra · walk-on · cameo