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  • 111rucksack —    (ROOK sak) [German] A backpack; a knapsack …

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  • 112rookery — rook·ery …

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  • 113rookery — rook•er•y [[t]ˈrʊk ə ri[/t]] n. pl. er•ies 1) orn zool. anb a colony or breeding place of rooks or other gregarious creatures, as penguins or seals 2) any teeming, overcrowded place • Etymology: 1715–25 …

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  • 114rookie — rook•ie [[t]ˈrʊk i[/t]] n. 1) an athlete in the first season as a member of a professional team 2) an inexperienced military or police recruit 3) a novice; beginner • Etymology: 1890–95; of uncert. orig …

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  • 115Chess endgame — In chess and chess like games, the endgame (or end game or ending) is the stage of the game when there are few pieces left on the board. The line between middlegame and endgame is often not clear, and may occur gradually or with the quick… …

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  • 116Chess opening — For a list of openings as classified by the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings, see List of chess openings. Starting position a …

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  • 117Swindle (chess) — In chess, a swindle is a ruse by which a player in a losing position tricks his opponent, and thereby achieves a win or draw instead of the expected loss.[1][2][3][4][5] It may also refer more generally to obtaining a win or draw from a clearly… …

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  • 118Ruy Lopez — a b c d e f g …

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  • 119Glossary of chess — See also: Outline of chess and Glossary of chess problems This page explains commonly used terms in chess in alphabetical order. Some of these have their own pages, like fork and pin. For a list of unorthodox chess pieces, see fairy chess… …

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  • 120Castling — …

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