What is Elo rating in chess?
A number that estimates a player's strength from their results.
Beginners typically start a few hundred to ~800, club players sit around 1200-1800, and the world's best are 2700+. Your rating rises as you beat higher-rated opponents.
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- BlunderA move that throws away material or the game, usually for nothing.
- ForkOne piece attacking two or more enemy pieces at the same time.
- PinA piece can't move because doing so would expose a more valuable piece behind it.
- SkewerLike a pin in reverse: a valuable piece is attacked and must move, exposing a piece behind it.
- Discovered attackMoving one piece unveils an attack from another piece behind it.
- Double checkTwo pieces give check at the same time via a discovered attack.