| CASTLING | | An American statesman and inventor who liked to play chess. |
| RESIGN | | To exile a piece from the board. |
| THINK | | Plan! Plan! Plan! Always plan! |
| VERTICAL | | Neither rank, file nor diagonal can stop her. |
| BISHOP | | Bishops love these. |
| DIAGONALS | | The file's direction, up or down. |
| CAPTURE | | Rooks move along these too! |
| CHECK | | Moves horizontally and vertically only. |
| KING | | Watch out for the safety of your pieces. |
| QUEEN | | The person on the other side. |
| WHITE | | He can never move into check. |
| SQUARE | | A chess team of 16 pieces. |
| CHECKMATE | | One that travels on a slant. |
| FILE | | In line for a promotion, sometimes. |
| BLACK | | Plays the first move. |
| TACTICS | | Helps to make the king safe. |
| FRANKLIN | | Moves that help your strategy. |
| CHESSBOARD | | The field of battle. |
| ATTACK | | To reward a deserving pawn. |
| STRATEGY | | Chess was first played here. |
| CHESS | | In this, no one wins, but no one loses. |
| ROOK | | Good to do before moving or capturing. |
| RANKS | | Like a rank, a side to side row. |
| HORIZONTAL | | You can't win if you do this! |
| OPPONENT | | Be careful Mr. King! |
| KNIGHT | | A rook can move along this. |
| DRAW | | Sorry, your majesty! |
| PROMOTE | | A sport for the mind. |
| DEFEND | | He likes to horse around. |
| INDIA | | Only do this if your king is safe. |
| PAWN | | There are sixty-four of these, some light, some dark. |