1. A douber (to adjust) – To Touch a Piece or a Pawn without intending to move it. It is a French expression, which means ‘I adjust’ (J’ adouble). It is obligatory to say so in case one does not wish to play the piece touched. Otherwise, the standard rule is you must move the Piece or Pawn you touch.
2. Blitz or Blitz Game – Lightening game with each move having just 10 seconds for contemplation.
3. Capture in Passing (En Passant) – Capture of a Pawn which has moved two squares forward on its first move, by an enemy Pawn in an adjacent square at the same level.
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