chess move

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chess move - the act of moving a chess piece move - (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the gamecastling, castle - interchanging the positions of the king and a rookcapture - the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess boardcheck - (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's kingcheckmate, mate - a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's kinggambit - a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous positionchess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king