Chess terminology is at its most colorful in the names that have been applied to the openings and their variations.
Chess also has a technical vocabulary which applies to opening theory in general.
We expanded our chess glossary (see the link box on the right for all definitions) to include terms applied to chess openings.
Basic terms related to the openings:
Terms related to all phases of a game, but especially the opening:
Terms related to high level opening classification:
Other terms related to the opening;
Look for more glossary articles in the link box.
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