CHESMAYNE

Syntax A to Z

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++A = checkmate for alpha

A++ = alpha to play and checkmate

A-DR = alpha to play and draw

A+ = plus - with advantage to alpha

A = used in the text to indicate the alpha MPs/mps

ie, A-PA1, A-PA2, A-KT1, A-BS2, A-QU1, A-KI

alpha is the first side to move ie, 01A, 02A, 03A

example, 01A PA4-$D02/D04

:ab. abeyance

:ac. attacked cells

++ACM. arabian checkmate

++AD agreed draw

AD = adviser, AD1 AD2

:ad = advanced :ad-PA, :ad-GU

:adv = adversary

:al. ad libitum. ad Lib

:an. annotation

++ANCM. anastasia’s checkmate

:am. active move

:amt. animadversion - animadvert

:aod. apple of discord

:AOM = all other moves [mp]

:ap. advancd passed :ap-PA, :ap-GU

:apm. anti positional move

:apo. Apostil

:as. actively sacrificed

@ = drop - please see shogi

AZ monogram table

++B = checkmate for beta

B++ = beta to play and checkmate

B-DR = beta to play and draw

B+ = plus - with advantage to beta

B = used in the text to indicate the beta MPs - mps

ie, B-PA1, B-PA2, B-KT1, B-BS2, B-QU1, B-KI

beta is the second side to move ie, 01B, 02B, 03B

example, 01B PA5-$D07/D05 note: in chesmayne the light or dark MPs/mps may open - alpha is always the side to open irrespective of colour

... = three dots - the move of beta is sometimes indicated by three dots ie, ...PA5-$EO7/EO5.

B$ = block of cells

BA = bannerette, BA1 BA2

:ba. backward :ba-PA, :ba-GU

:bal. balance, equilibrium

++BC. boden’s checkmate (++CM by two BSs)

:bc. blocked cell

:bd-BS. Bad Bishop

:be. best move

BE = berolina. BE1 BE2 BE3 BE4 BE5

++BK. bare KI checkmate

:bk. backward - behindhand

:bl. blocked :bl-PA, :bl-GU

++BK. bare KI checkmate

:blk. blockade

:blu. blunder. See ‘??’

:bm. brilliant move

:bmdc. best move in difficult circumstances

:bmk. fetlock

:bp. balanced position

BQ = baidaq (mp), BQ1, BQ2, BQ3

++BR. back rank checkmate

:br. barrier. See ‘barricade’

BS = BS, BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 = promoted mp to BS

:bt. beaten

:bum. Brilliant but unsound move

:by. battery

++BYL. by-your-leave - a request to ++RS – resign

:c$ corner cell

:cac corps-a-corps

+CC cross check

:cc central control

:cc$ conjugate cells

:cd coda

:cds cul-de-sac

:cf closed file

+CH = check [simple]

:ch chained (mps) catenate

:cha chain. concatenate

:cip call-into-play

:cj conjugate cells

:cjp conjugate pair

:ck cook

++CM - the abbreviation for ‘checkmate’, used in

Chesmayne to indicate the ‘end’ of the game

:cm combination

++CMA announced checkmate

++CME epaulet checkmate (by QU, RO1 or RO2)

++CMK checkmate by a knight (KT, KM, SB etc)

CN =