| Castle | | Why sit on your hands |
| Captain | | Last name of the strongest woman chess player |
| Carlsen | | Strongest Russian chess player |
| En-Passant | | End of the game |
| Knight | | Another name used in an opening also an animal |
| Bishop | | Polite greeting |
| King | | A word used when your pawn reaches the eighth rank |
| Checkmate | | special way of taking a pawn off the board for free |
| Handshake | | Names of openings are named after these |
| Pin | | If you do not do this you will not get better |
| Blitz | | Can never be taken off the board |
| Time | | Name of an opening |
| Pawns | | Very important in the opening |
| English | | This is a well known trap named after an animal |
| Chessboard | | Fast game of chess |
| Queen | | Creates a circle and is best placed in the center of the board |
| Anand | | Number of squares on the board |
| Fork | | Two pieces are being attacked at the same time |
| Topalov | | Someone once said they are the soul of chess |
| Center | | Something you do to make the king safe |
| Patterns | | Everyone should have one |
| Endgame | | Travels along diagonals |
| Countries | | Has greater mobility than any other piece |
| Elephant | | A piece is not able to move |
| Development | | Another name of an opening named after a country |
| Dragon | | Name of a defense |
| Fun | | Last name of child chess prodigy 17 years old |
| Clock | | When two pieces are being attacked at the same time |
| Think | | A very important person that helps your chess |
| Standard | | Part of the phase of the game |
| Rook | | If you don't have this give up chess |
| sixty-four | | This is used to speed up a game |
| Study | | This will decide if you win or lose |
| Tournament | | You either accept it or decline it |
| Fork | | You visit another school to play in this |
| Kramnik | | One of four players to break 2800 in the history of chess |
| Coach | | Take a firm hold of this and you will win the game |
| Sicilian | | World Chess Champion |
| Opening | | Sometime you lose this way even though you might be winning |
| Polgar | | Someone you nominate as group leader in your school |
| Promotion | | Slower game of chess |
| French | | You see this the more you play |
| Gambit | | One of the last pieces to move |