Chess terms in German and English
For international understanding, here is a translation of the most important chess terms into German.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| Schach | chess |
| Schach geben | to check |
| Schachmatt | checkmate |
| Weiß | white |
| Schwarz | black |
| König | king |
| Dame | queen |
| Turm | rook |
| Läufer | bishop |
| Springer | knight |
| Bauer | pawn |
| Figur | piece |
| Reihe | rank |
| Linie | file |
| Diagonale | diagonal |
| Feld | square |
| Angriff | attack |
| Kurze Rochade | castling kingside |
| Lange Rochade | castling queenside |
| Turnier | tournament |
| Wertungszahl | rating |
| Analyse | analysis |
| Partie | game |
| Strategie | strategy |
| Taktik | tactics |
More chess terms in alphabetical order
| German | English |
|---|---|
| Ablenkung | diversion |
| Abspiel | line |
| Abtausch | exchange |
| Abweichung | variation |
| abwickeln | liquidate |
| Abzugsschach | discovered check |
| Analyse | analysis |
| angegriffen | attacked |
| Aufbau | set up |
| Ausfall | lunge |
| aufgedecktes Schach | uncovered check |
| aufgeben | to resign |
| ausgleichen | to equalize |
| Bauernendspiel | pawn ending |
| Bauernkette | pawn chain |
| Bauernstruktur | pawn structure |
| Bedenkzeit | thinking time |
| berührt-geführt Regel | touch move rule |
| blitzen | to blitz |
| Blockade | blockade |
| Brett | board |
| Brett drehen | to flip the board |
| Damenflügel | queenside |
| Dauerschach | perpetual check |
| Doppelangriff | double attack |
| Doppelbauer | doubled pawn |
| Doppelschach | double check |
| Drohung | threat |
| einsperren, einschließen | to confine |
| einstellen | to drop |
| Einzelbauer | isolated pawn |
| Endspiel | endgame |
| entfesseln | to unpin |
| Entwicklungsvorsprung | lead in development |
| Eröffnung | opening |
| Eröffnungszug | opening move |
| ersticktes Matt | smothered mate |
| Eventualzüge | conditional moves |
| Falle | trap |
| Figurenfarbe | pieces color |
| Feld | square |
| Fernschach | correspondence chess (CC) |
| Fernschachpartie | correspondence chess game |
| Fesselung | pin |
| Figur | piece |
| Flügel | flank |
| Freibauer | passed pawn |
| Gabel | fork |
| gedeckt | guarded |
| gefesselt | pinned |
| Gegenangriff | counterattack |
| Gegenspiel | counter play |
| Gegner | opponent |
| Grundreihe | first rank |
| Grundreihe des Gegners | back rank |
| Grundstellung | starting position |
| Halbzug | ply |
| hängende Figur | hanging piece |
| Hauptvariante | main line |
| Kiebitz | kibitzer |
| Königswanderung | king's march |
| Läuferpaar | bishop pair |
| Linie | file |
| Luftloch | hole |
| Matt | mate |
| Mehrbauern | pawn majority |
| Mittelbauern | central pawns |
| Mittelspiel | middle game |
| nachspielen | replay |
| Nebenvariante | side line |
| offene Linie | open file |
| Opposition | opposition |
| Paarung | pairing |
| Partie | game |
| Partieformular | scoresheet |
| Partienotation | notation |
| Patt | stalemate |
| Patzer | patzer, blooper, blunder |
| Platz | place |
| Positionsspiel | positional play |
| Randbauer | rook pawn |
| Raumvorteil | space advantage |
| Reihe | rank |
| Remis | draw |
| Remis anbieten | offer draw |
| Rochade | castling |
| Rundenturnier | round robin tournament |
| Schach | chess |
| Schach geben | to give check |
| Schachfigur | piece |
| schachmatt | checkmate |
| Schachuhr | chess clock |
| Schäfermatt | scholar's mate |
| Scheinopfer | sham sacrifice |
| Schiedsrichter | referee |
| Schlagabtausch | slugfest |
| schlagen | to capture |
| Schlüsselzug | key move |
| schwach | weak |
| schwarzfeldriger Läufer | dark squared bishop |
| Spielstärke | playing strength |
| stark | strong |
| Stellung | position |
| stiller Zug | quiet move |
| Tempo | tempo |
| Tempogewinn | tempo up |
| Tempoverlust | tempo down |
| Turmendspiel | rook ending |
| Turnier | tournament |
| umwandeln | to convert |
| Umwandlung | promotion |
| unentschieden | draw |
| Variante | variant |
| verbundene Bauern | united pawns |
| vergifteter Bauer | poisoned pawn |
| verschiedenfarbige Läufer | opposite coloured bishops |
| Verteidigung | defence |
| Vorposten | outpost |
| Vorteil | advantage |
| weißfeldriger Läufer | light squared bishop |
| Zeitkontrolle | time control |
| Zeitnot | time trouble |
| Zeitüberschreitung | exceeding time limit |
| Zug | move |
| Zugfolge | move order |
| Zugumstellung | transposition of moves |
| Zugwiederholung | repetition of moves |
| Zugzwang | zugzwang, compulsion to move |
| zweischneidig | double edged |
| Zwischenschach | intervening check |
| Zwischenzug | inbetween move |