Chess Terminology

Do you know the proper terminology about chess?

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Hint	Answer
it can be light-squared or dark-squared	Bishop
first official world champion	Wilhelm Steinitz
A variation of the Dutch defense which is also a former city name	Leningrad
The player who makes the threads has it	initiative
gives the "smothered mate"	Knight
This world champion was born in 1888	José Raúl Capablanca
In this case the opponent's king has to move	double check
In this position a rook and a pawn win against the rook	Lucena position
Can move one square in every direction	King

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