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From: daniel@ihu1h.UUCP (D.F.Webster)
Newsgroups: net.chess
Subject: Chess Definitions
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Date: Thu, 22-Dec-83 11:18:05 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 22 11:18:05 1983
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Some of my favorite definitions:

Checkmate: A self inflicted torture by novices who don't
           know the word "resigns".

End Game: Your last opportunity to miss a win or a draw.

Giuoco Piano: Playable, but not quite as good as a Steinway.

Good Bishop: The one you still have left on the board.

Lost Game: Something your opponent had before he won.

Opening: That phase in the game in which intelligence plays
          no part.

Middle Game: In postal chess, the first move after published
             analysis has been exhausted.

Resigns: A way of terminating a game, unknown to weak players.

Sacrafice: Any piece left "en prise".

Won Game: Any game you lost.

        And one that we just witnessed:

Challengers' Tourney: A tournament to decide which Russian
      will play another Russian for the World Championship!