CASTLING | | An American statesman and inventor who liked to play chess. |
RESIGN | | To exile a piece from the board. |
THINK | | Plan! Plan! Plan! Always plan! |
VERTICAL | | Neither rank, file nor diagonal can stop her. |
BISHOP | | Bishops love these. |
DIAGONALS | | The file's direction, up or down. |
CAPTURE | | Rooks move along these too! |
CHECK | | Moves horizontally and vertically only. |
KING | | Watch out for the safety of your pieces. |
QUEEN | | The person on the other side. |
WHITE | | He can never move into check. |
SQUARE | | A chess team of 16 pieces. |
CHECKMATE | | One that travels on a slant. |
FILE | | In line for a promotion, sometimes. |
BLACK | | Plays the first move. |
TACTICS | | Helps to make the king safe. |
FRANKLIN | | Moves that help your strategy. |
CHESSBOARD | | The field of battle. |
ATTACK | | To reward a deserving pawn. |
STRATEGY | | Chess was first played here. |
CHESS | | In this, no one wins, but no one loses. |
ROOK | | Good to do before moving or capturing. |
RANKS | | Like a rank, a side to side row. |
HORIZONTAL | | You can't win if you do this! |
OPPONENT | | Be careful Mr. King! |
KNIGHT | | A rook can move along this. |
DRAW | | Sorry, your majesty! |
PROMOTE | | A sport for the mind. |
DEFEND | | He likes to horse around. |
INDIA | | Only do this if your king is safe. |
PAWN | | There are sixty-four of these, some light, some dark. |