fidatev.
/ˈfʌɪdeɪt/ Chess.
transitive. To give (a piece) immunity from capture: used esp. in chess problems.
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to shut up1474
to take upc1475
neck1597
catch1674
to discover check1688
attack1735
retreat1744
fork1745
pin1745
retake1750
guard1761
interpose1761
castle1764
retract1777
to take (a pawn) en passant1818
capture1820
decline1847
cook1851
undouble1868
unpin1878
counter1890
fidate1910
sacrifice1915
fianchetto1927
1910 H. 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.
1913 H. J. R. Murray Hist. Chess 570 In one problem, men are fidated (atreguado) and their capture is prohibited.
1913 H. J. R. Murray Hist. Chess 679 BS 13 prevents this by fidating Bd 4 from the King and renders the fidation of the P unnecessary.
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fiˈdation n.
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unpinning1607
defence1614
fork1656
attack1733
backgame1750
castling1813
exchange1823
pin1868
fringe-variation1898
fidation1910
sacrifice1915
unpin1922
pawn storm1926
Siesta variation1935
liquidation1965
sac1965
1910 H. J. R. Murray in Brit. Chess Mag. 230 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.
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