Minor piece

This page explains commonly used terms in chess in alphabetical order. Some of these have their own pages, like fork and pin. For a list of unorthodox chess pieces, see Fairy chess piece; for a list of terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems; for a list of chess-related games, see List of chess variants.

[adjective: prophylactic] Prophylactic techniques include the blockade, overprotection, and the mysterious rook move.

from Arabic طبيعة ṭabīʕa, "nature, quality, essence"; see Shatranj#Openings

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