j'adoube
j'adoube interjection: spoken by a player before adjusting a piece on the chessboard, to indicate that one is not making a move in the game.
Interjection
- Spoken by a player before adjusting a piece on the chessboard, to indicate that one is not making a move in the game.
- Only the player having the move may adjust one or more pieces on their squares, provided that he/she first expresses his/her intention (for example by saying “j’adoube” or “I adjust”).2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2025, page 8
- The English text reads:
‘Provided that he first expresses his intention (e.g. by saying “j’adoube” or “I adjust”), the player having the move may adjust one or more pieces on their squares.’ […] From Harry Golombek’s column on page 26 of The Times, 2 December 1967, with regard to the touch-piece...2025 March 22, Edward Winter, “J’adoube”, in Chess History, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2025
- Synonyms:
- I adjust
Synonyms of j'adoube
- I adjust
Origin of j'adoube
Borrowed from French j'adoube (“I adjust”), from je (“I”) + adouber (“to adjust”).
Questions about j'adoube
- What does j'adoube mean?
- J'adoube means spoken by a player before adjusting a piece on the chessboard, to indicate that one is not making a move in the game.
- What part of speech is j'adoube?
- J'adoube is an interjection.
Words near j'adoube in the dictionary
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