Chess terms in Spanish
The list of Spanish translations of chess terms, sorted alphabetically according to each term's English name.
A
- algebraic notation • notación algebraica
B
- backward pawn • Peón retrasado
C
- castling • enroque
- check • jaque
- checkmate • jaque mate
- chess opening • Apertura
- chessboard • tablero de ajedrez
D
- double check • jaque doble
- doubled pawns • Peones doblados
- draw • tablas
E
- en passant • captura al paso
- endgame • final
F
- fianchetto • Fianchetto
- FIDE • Federación Internacional de Ajedrez
- fork • Tenedor
G
- gambit • gambito
I
- isolated pawn • peón aislado
M
- middlegame • medio juego
O
- outpost • casilla fuerte
P
- passed pawn • peón pasado
- pawn structure • estructura de peones
- pin • clavado
- promotion • promoción
S
- skewer • pincho
- stalemate • Rey ahogado
T
- tempo • tempo
W
- windmill • molino
Z
- Zugzwang • Zugzwang
- Zwischenzug • Zwischenzug
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