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Hint	First Letter	Answer	% Correct
A chess piece that moves diagonally in any direction, and through any number of consecutive unoccupied squares.	B	Bishop	100%
In chess or checkers, the playing surface, made up of 64 squares in an 8 x 8 configuration, although some variations of checkers use surfaces of a different size.	B	Board	92%
An attack on a king by an opposing piece, when it is possible to end the attack.	C	Check	92%
A game-ending attack on a king by an opposing piece, i.e., an attack from which the king cannot escape.	C	Checkmate	92%
A special move, allowed once per game per player, in which a player can move the king two squares toward a rook and place the rook on the king’s other side.	C	Castling	88%
To remove an opponent’s chess piece from the board, usually by landing one’s own piece in the square it occupies.	C	Capture	83%
A chess piece that typically moves exactly one square horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.	K	King	79%
A chess piece that moves in an “L” shape: two squares vertically and one horizontally, or two horizontally and one vertically, potentially jumping over other pieces in the process.	K	Knight	79%
A chess piece that can only move one square forward at a time, except on its first move, when it can move two squares forward. It moves forward vertically, except when capturing one of its opponent’s pieces, in which case it moves diagonally.	P	Pawn	79%
A chess piece that can move any number of vacant squares vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.	Q	Queen	79%
The situation in chess in which the player whose turn it is is not in check and has no legal move.	S	Stalemate	79%
A chess piece that moves any number of unoccupied squares, either vertically or horizontally.	R	Rook	71%
A method (only possible under certain circumstances) of capturing an opponent’s pawn without landing on the same square.	E	En passant	67%
In checkers, two jumps made one after another as part of the same move.	D	{Double} jump	63%
The conversion of a pawn to a queen, bishop, knight or rook (at the player’s choice) when it reaches the row of squares farthest from its initial position.	P	Promotion	63%
In checkers, three jumps made one after another as part of the same move.	T	{Triple} jump	63%
A vertical column of squares.	F	File	58%
A checker that has reached the row of squares farthest from the player who controls it, and which may now move either backwards or forwards.	K	King	58%
To remove an opponent’s checker from the board by jumping over it with one’s own piece.	C	Capture	50%
A horizontal row of squares on the playing surface.	R	Rank	50%
Also called a “man,” an individual playing piece in checkers.	C	Checker	46%
The row of squares farthest from a given player.	K	{King} row	46%
A situation in chess where neither player can checkmate their opponent’s king by any sequence of legal moves.	D	{Dead} position	42%
The chess rule (not always observed in casual play) that dictates that a player who touches one of their pieces during their turn must then move it — as their turn — if has a legal move.	T	{Touch-move} rule	29%
To place a second checker on top of one that has reached the row of squares farthest from the player who controls it.	C	Crown	25%

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