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fidate, v. Chess.|ˈfaɪdeɪt| [f. med.L. fidāt-, ppl. stem of fidare; cf. L. fīdere to trust, confide.] trans. To give (a piece) immunity from capture: used esp. in chess problems. So fiˈdation.
1910H. J. R. Murray in Brit. Chess Mag. 230 This left the white pieces unprotected on QR 7 and QKt 7 and in typical mediaeval fashion they were fidated, i.e. made immune from capture. Ibid., The necessity of preserving the original solution..made the Rook's fidation a restricted one: the King could not take it, but the Knight could still do so. 1913― Hist. Chess 570 In one problem, men are fidated (atreguado) and their capture is prohibited. Ibid. 679, BS 13 prevents this by fidating Bd 4 from the King and renders the fidation of the P unnecessary. |