| Description | Term |
| The only standard chess set, named for a 19th century English master | |
| Name for a chess game played with limited time controls (an hour or less) | |
| Older form of notation, formatted P-K4 | |
| A pawn moves 2 squares forward, next to an opposing pawn. On the next move, the opposing pawn can capture in this 2-word method | |
| Numbers used to compare individual performance in competition | |
| Two moves in one, involving king and rook | |
| Highest title that can be given to a player | |
| Most common type of notation, formatted Nf3 | |
| When a king is attacked but can escape | |
| A pawn without friendly pawns on either adjacent file is known as this | |
| When a pawn reaches the last rank, this happens. | |
| When a king is not attacked, but the side to move can't legally do so | |
| Chess variant where the pieces start on randomized squares, named for a 20th century American | |
| Two word term used to refer to bishops and knights collectively | |
| The Sicilian, or Ruy Lopez, as examples | |
| Method of bishop development on the flank | |
| The part of the game where few pieces remain, and the final stage | |
| Term for two pawns of the same color on the same file | |
| Governing body of international chess (4 letter acronym, from the French) | |
| File format used to easily distribute chess notation electronically | |
| When neither side wins | |
| Tactic where one piece, usually a knight, attacks two pieces at once | |
| Tactic where a less valuable piece can't move without exposing a more valuable piece | |
| When a king is attacked but can not escape | |