Chess terms in German
The list of German translations of chess terms, sorted alphabetically according to each term's English name.
B
- backward pawn • rückständiger Bauer
C
- castling • Rochade
- check • Schachgebot
- checkmate • Schachmatt
- chess opening • Eröffnung
- chessboard • Schachbrett
D
- double check • Doppelschach
- doubled pawns • Doppelbauer
- draw • Remis
E
- en passant • en passant
- endgame • Endspiel
F
- fianchetto • Fianchetto
- FIDE • FIDE
- fork • Gabel
G
- gambit • Gambit
I
- isolated pawn • Isolani
M
- middlegame • Mittelspiel
O
- outpost • Vorposten
P
- passed pawn • Freibauer
- pawn structure • Bauernstruktur
- pin • Fesselung
- promotion • Umwandlung
S
- skewer • Spieß
- stalemate • Patt
T
- tempo • Tempo
W
- windmill • Zwickmühle
Z
- Zugzwang • Zugzwang
- Zwischenzug • Zwischenzug
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