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keymove

keymove noun: the first and most important move in solving a chess problem.

Noun

keymove (plural keymoves)

  1. The first and most important move in solving a chess problem.
    • […] a short analysis will undoubtedly convince the solver than the queen is the most likely man to make the keymove. The greatest difficulty undoubtedly will be in finding the second move continuations.1961, Kenneth S. Howard, How to Solve Chess Problems, page 137
    • The study percentage, that is, where the keymove was with a pawn, was 26. So, when in doubt, move a pawn first.2016, A. J. Roycroft, The Chess Endgame Study, page 37

Forms of keymove

pluralkeymoves

Origin of keymove

key + move

Questions about keymove

What does keymove mean?
Keymove means the first and most important move in solving a chess problem.
What part of speech is keymove?
Keymove is a noun.
What is the plural of keymove?
The plural of keymove is keymoves.

Words near keymove in the dictionary

  1. keymasters
  2. keymen
  3. Keymer
  4. keymistress
  5. keymistresses
  6. keymove
  7. keymoves
  8. Keynes
  9. Keynes effect
  10. Keynes effects
  11. Keynesian

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