counterplays
counterplays is the plural of counterplay.
counterplays is the third-person singular simple present indicative of counterplay.
Meaning of counterplay
Noun
counterplay (countable and uncountable, plural counterplays)
- A game move made as a response.
- A counterattack in a different part of the board.
- Milov might have tried 15 ... b4 to give himself some counterplay on the queenside.2007 January 7, Dylan Loeb Mcclain, “After a Detour, Nakamura, 19, Is Back to His Winning Ways”, in New York Times
- A subversive style of gameplay in which a player attempts to overturn the usual rules and conventions of the game.
- Near-synonym: playing off meta — colloquial
- Synonyms:
- playing off meta
Questions about counterplays
- What is counterplays the plural of?
- Counterplays is the plural of counterplay.
Words near counterplays in the dictionary
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