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A movable chess unit; in the official rules, the word also includes pawns.

The piece that cannot be left under attack; if it is attacked and no permitted reply exists, the game ends.

A long-range piece that moves along ranks, files, and diagonals without jumping over other pieces.

A long-range piece that moves any number of squares along ranks or files.

A long-range piece that moves diagonally and always remains on squares of one color.

A piece that jumps to a square two steps in one direction and one step perpendicular to it.

A piece that advances toward the opponent, captures diagonally, and can transform on the farthest rank.

The collective name for bishops and knights.

The collective name for rooks and queens.

A bishop, rook, or queen that can travel any number of squares along an allowed clear line.

A bishop that moves only among the board's thirty-two light squares.

A bishop that moves only among the board's thirty-two dark squares.

A pawn on the e-file, called the king's file because the king starts there.

A pawn on the d-file, called the queen's file because the queen starts there.

A pawn on a bishop file, meaning the c-file or the f-file.

A pawn on a knight file, meaning the b-file or the g-file.

A pawn on a rook file, meaning the a-file or h-file at the edge of the board.

A situation in which one side has only its king left, with no pawns or other pieces.