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touch move

touch move noun: the rule, in chess, that a piece touched must be moved or captured if possible.

Noun

touch move (uncountable)

  1. The rule, in chess, that a piece touched must be moved or captured if possible.

Questions about touch move

What does touch move mean?
Touch move means the rule, in chess, that a piece touched must be moved or captured if possible.
What part of speech is touch move?
Touch move is a noun.

Words near touch move in the dictionary

  1. touch labor
  2. touch line
  3. touch lines
  4. touch map
  5. touch maps
  6. touch move
  7. touch of the 'tism
  8. touch of the tar brush
  9. touch of the tarbrush
  10. touch off
  11. touch on

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