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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 game

castling, castle - interchanging the positions of the king and a rook

capture - the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board

check - (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king

checkmate, mate - a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

gambit - a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position

chess 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

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Billboard also reached out to music industry lawyers (none of whom are affiliated with either side in the Swift issue and were speaking in general legal terms) to find out if the option of re-recording the entire album by the singer is a potential next chess move.

Legal experts debate over Taylor Swift's option to re-record old songs

Drake applauded Pusha T on his song, calling it a "hell of a chess move" that left him with the choices of "going all the way filthy" or appearing weak in the eyes of "rap purists".

Drake accuses Kanye West of leaking details about secret son and stealing ideas for latest album; The Canadian rapper has shared his side of the story after Pusha T released his explosive diss track over the summer

It was a superficial but clever political chess move. The sort we used to expect from the SNP.

Hitching indyref2 to Brexit could be a masterstroke

HONDA has just made an interesting chess move - putting a 1.6-litre diesel engine into the extremely popular Honda Civic - "check".

Diesel adds to Civic functions; MAGGIE BARRY explains why Honda's bold decision to buck the trend and put an oil burner under the bonnet of their family hatchback makes great sense as she also takes a look at the CR-V SUV and Jazz

MAGGIE BARRY explains why Honda's bold decision to buck the trend and put an oil burner under the bonnet of their family hatchback makes great sense as she also takes a look at the CR-V SUV and Jazz HONDA has just made an interesting chess move - putting a 1.6-litre diesel engine into the extremely popular Honda Civic - "check".

Diesel adds to Civic functions

Mutesi, however, takes heart from a chess move wherein a pawn can become a queen.

Queen of Katwe

It was a striking image: an Icelandic clergyman playing, by candlelight, a chess move devised by a Pembrokeshire sea captain.

William Davies Evans saw the inception of online gaming in... 1845

Our next chess move was to get dropped off early the next afternoon, since the deer were still coming out at around 3 p.m., and I would quietly hang two stands while C.J.

Whitetail chess on the powder river: it's tough when whiteails keep winning the game of strategy

This means that every chess move carries a certain amount of risk.

Deus ex Machina--a higher creative species in the game of chess