In chess, prophylaxis consists of a move or series of moves done by a player to prevent their opponent from taking some action. Such preventive moves,...

prophylactic may also refer to: Dental prophylaxis Dental antibiotic prophylaxis A prophylactic or condom Prophylaxis (chess) Prophylactic rule, in constitutional...

a list of unorthodox chess pieces, see Fairy chess piece; for a list of terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems; for a list of...

A chess piece, or chessman, is a game piece that is placed on a chessboard to play the game of chess. It can be either white or black, and it can be one...

the progress of significant human–computer chess matches. Chess computers were first able to beat strong chess players in the late 1980s. Their most famous...

Chess.com is an internet chess server and social networking website. One of the largest chess platforms in the world, the site has a freemium model in...

World Computer Chess Championship (WCCC) is an event held periodically since 1974 where computer chess engines compete against each other. The event is...

greatly influenced many chess players. It introduced and formalised concepts of the pawn chain, overprotection, undermining, prophylaxis, restraint, rook on...

Immortal Game was a chess game played in 1851 by Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky. It was played while the London 1851 chess tournament was in progress...

The Dutch Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 f5 Black's 1...f5 stakes a claim to the e4-square and envisions an attack in the...