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Chess - Dutch Names and Words

Other Dutch Chess Players Jan-Hein Donner 2 Jan Timman 2 Wouter Spoelman Friso Nijboer 2 Van Geet Van Foreest 2 3

Scheveningen Hoogovenstournooi IJmuiden

Scheveningen is a seaside resort near The Hague. A new way of playing the Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5) was introduced at a tournament there (long ago.) The Hoogovens ('blast furnaces') in the city of IJmuiden were the major Dutch iron works. They used to finance a famous chess tournament. Nowadays called 'Corus' or 'Tata.' Wijk aan Zee 2

schaakbord

schaken schaakbord zwart 2 3 wit 2 hear chess chessboard black white schaak mat pat remise hear - 2 check checkmate stalemate draw New in Chess

pionnen

paarden 2

paarden

lopers

lopers

lopers

torens

dames

koningen

pion - toren - paard - loper - dame - koning schaakstukken chessmen, chess pieces

pion paard loper hear pawn [horse] knight [?] bishop toren dame (koningin) 2 koning hear - (2) [tower] castle [lady] queen (queen) king rokeren ‑>> slaan 2 promoveren hear - 2 castling to take ‑>> ~ queen a pawn [promotion] opening 2 middenspel 2 3 eindspel 2 3 hear opening middle game endgame winnen 2 verliezen 2 aanvallen 2 verdedigen hear to win to lose to attack to defend - more about verbs

slaan 1 slaan 2 promoveren 1 promoveren 2 promoveren 3

Wie is er aan de beurt? - hear - Whose turn is it? opening 2

middenspel 2 3

eindspel 2 3

Correct Chess Pieces

dame - koning

loper - toren

paard - pion

Rokeren: 0-0 and 0-0-0 (Castling)

korte rokade

lange rokade

lange rokade

rókeren

ròkeren

pokeren 2 3

'rokade' 2

korte rokade /

lange rokade

(De) partij ('match, a serious game' - also: 'political party') - (het) partijtje ('a friendly game' - also: 'children's party')
(De) zet ('move') - een goede zet 2 3 ('a good move') - wie is aan zet? 2 3 4 ('whose move is it?')
(de) zetdwang 2 3 ('forced move' - a situation in which you have to make an undesirable move. German: Zugzwang)
Opofferen 2 ('to sacrifice') - (het) pionoffer 2 ('pawn sacrifice')
(Het) gambiet ('gambit') - aangenomen 2 3 4 ('accepted') - geweigerd 2 ("refused" - 'declined') - damegambiet 2 3 ('queen's gambit')
(Het) initiatief 2 ('initiative')
(De) stelling 2 /or/ (de) positie 2 ('position')
(De) aanval 2 ('attack') - aanvallen 2 ('to attack') - (de) verdediging ('defense') - verdedigen ('to defend')
Dekken (to "cover" - 'defend' a piece ) - gedekt 2 3 ("covered" - 'defended')
(De) vork /or/ (het) vorkje ('fork' - also for eating)
Winnen 2 ('to win') - ik heb gewonnen ('I won, I have won') / verliezen 2 ('to lose') - ik heb verloren 2 ('I lost, I have lost')
pennen 2 ('to pin') - gepend 2 ('pinned')
(This chess words list is a work in progress. I may add more chess words - and feel free to email me your suggestions.)

winnen to win - ik win I win - wij winnen we win - ik won I won - wij wonnen we won - ik heb gewonnen I have won 2 verliezen to lose - ik verlies I lose - wij verliezen we lose - ik verloor I lost - wij verloren we lost - ik heb verloren I have lost 2 (De) koningin 2 is just the royal person. To use the word for 'queen' in Dutch chess is very unusual. Dutch church 'bishop' is 'bisschop' - it may be that the word 'loper' originally meant 'runner.' (het) vluggerdje quickie, 10-minutes speed-chess match Thank you Pat Gallagher for asking about the words for castling, commenting on the meaning of 'loper' and suggesting additional chess words. Sports Terms - Hear Names of Dutch sportsmen and -women Everyday Dutch Words - Useful Words and Phrases for Travelers Learning Dutch? (Lessons - Suggested Method)

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