Chess Terminology - Statistics

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Definition	Language	Answer	% Correct
To attack the enemy King	from Persian	check	90%
To end the game by making an unstoppable attack against the enemy King	from Persian	checkmate	90%
A type of move involving both the King and the Rook	English	castling	89%
Direction in which Bishops move	English	diagonally	89%
A draw resulting from the active player having no legal moves	English	stalemate	86%
A type of move in which a pawn moving two squares is captured as though it moved only one	French	en passant	81%
A type of move in which a pawn is converted into some other piece	English	promotion	74%
To intentionally give up material to further an attack	English	sacrifice	73%
To attack two pieces simultaneously with one piece	English	fork	72%
To intentionally give up a pawn in the opening, in exchange for better position	from Italian	gambit	65%
To attack a piece such that if it moved, a more valuable piece would be exposed	English	pin	65%
An attack by one piece, created by moving a different piece	English	discovered attack	54%
A pawn which cannot be stopped by any enemy pawns	English	passed pawn	53%
The placement of a Bishop on the long diagonal, in front of the Knight's initial position	Italian	fianchetto	50%
A situation in which a player's position will be worsened by any legal move	German	zugswang	47%
To attack a piece such that when it moves, a less valuable piece will be exposed	English	skewer	42%
A king of Persia	Persian	shah	29%
A draw which a player forces by making an endless series of attacks against the enemy King	English	perpetual check	28%
Spoken phrase used to indicate that the player is adjusting a piece, not moving it	French	j'adoube	17%
The most popular Chess set design, named after 1843 Chess champion	English surname	Staunton	15%
Direction in which Rooks move	English	orthogonally	8%
The Goddess of Chess	Latin	Caïssa	7%
To comment on a game before it has ended, in hearing of the players	Yiddish	kibitz	7%
Original name of the Chess vairant which is now standard (hint: it strengthened a piece)	English	Mad Queen Chess	3%

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