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anticardinal

noun

Meaning

A position on a chessboard where a player's king and the opponent's king are on the same rank, file, or diagonal, with only one square between them.

Examples

The rook was in anticardinal to the enemy king, threatening a checkmate.
To win, she needed to force her opponent's king into an anticardinal position.

Synonyms: opposition, confrontation, standoff

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anticardinal (C1)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˌæn.tiˈkɑːr.dɪ.nəl/

Definition

A position on a chessboard where a player's king and the opponent's king are on the same rank, file, or diagonal, with only one square between them.

Examples

The rook was in anticardinal to the enemy king, threatening a checkmate.
To win, she needed to force her opponent's king into an anticardinal position.

Synonyms of anticardinal

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